In England, the barn owl was thought to be a sign of death and destruction. The call of a barn owl flying past the window of a sick person meant imminent death.

Barn owls, the birds most fretted over by the nation's conservationists, are at last responding to years of tender care and attention. Last year, a record number of chicks fledged, and the species ...

A woman shared her video of a barn owl flying around the inside of her home after it made an unexpected visit, and the Hogwarts jokes started winging their way to her via online comments.

Studies have shown owls can certainly eat a lot of rodents--there’s evidence that an owl family can easily dispatch 1,000 gophers in a year, plus assorted voles, mice, shrews and moles.

Only three barn owl nests were detected during the first Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas field survey from 1995 to 2000, the last in Grant County in 1999, according to the DNR.

Barn owls have the same special neurons — 'place cells' — that let humans make mental maps of their surroundings and these may aid their navigation while flying.. This is the conclusion of a ...

The barn owl’s tail plays an unexpected role in flight by making the bird more aerodynamic, which may have implications for drone design. In aeronautical engineering, anything that provides lift ...

A BOLTON resident was met by an unexpected visitor at his home when a barn owl flew in threw through his window. Matthew Hales, who lives in the Cotton Works in Astley Bridge, was at home last ...

RAIPUR: City police rescued a barn own that got itself entangled in the sharp kite-flying string (popularly known as manja) at the height of around 60 feet at station road in Narmadapara area.

There are 11 owl species in Israel, but the barn owl is the best because they live under roofs, in barns and elsewhere and are more connected to people. “At first, kibbutz farmers poisoned the ...