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.

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 ...

This can be difficult to accomplish in some areas, especially in locations where an owl’s natural ... skin and soft white feathers, no matter the species. These downy plumes remain on their ...

These owl pellets usually contain bones ... Over three to four weeks, they will lose those downy feathers and become a bit more sleek. After fledging, the parents will continue to take care ...

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 ...

Google “owl silent flight,” and you’ll find a dramatic video of an experiment by BBC Earth some years ago comparing the flight noise of a pigeon, a peregrine falcon and a barn owl.