Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...
This is a barn owl, the scarcer of our two breeding owl species. It is a nocturnal species that breeds indoors in old farm ...
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How to attract owls to your yard (and why you’d want to)
Most folks don’t realize how much free work an owl will do for them until they start paying attention... The post How to ...
Nothing beats watching an owl glide into your yard at dusk; it’s like nature’s own spooky magic show. Their eerie calls and ...
Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage and an odd heart-shaped face, you might think the owl’s conspicuous ...
Social huddling and physiological thermoregulation are related to melanism in the nocturnal barn owl
Endothermic animals vary in their physiological ability to maintain a constant body temperature. Since melanin-based coloration is related to thermoregulation and energy homeostasis, we predict that ...
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An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
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