McGowan suspects the barn owl chicks in the video ... They may have a bit of the soft downy plumage, but they largely look like embryos and accumulate body feathers over time.

To make up for this, they have filoplumes—small hair-like feathers on their beaks ... hoot belongs to the great horned owl, but there's more to hear. The barn owl, for instance, emits a harsh ...

The barn owl (Tyto alba), with its characteristic ... Barn owls have superb hearing and downy feathers that conceal their approach, allowing the owls to successfully capture their prey unnoticed.

According to Tarr, the owl “had some pretty serious injuries, some broken bones, and a bad eye,” and feathers from another owl were implanted “like hair extensions.” “And off he goes. Beautiful,” Barr ...