American Barn Owl Identification. I f you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably ...

And though barn owls have a differently shaped skull than many other birds, Lott said that all birds look quite a bit different “naked.” The skull of a barn owl without feathers. Didier ...

“The barn owl is the match!” he said triumphantly. Whatton performs his identification duties in the museum, not far from where visitors gaze at the Hope Diamond and size up the T. rex.

Barn owls' 'dazzle' their prey and cause them to freeze by reflecting the light of a full moon with their white feathers— but the bright plumage makes hunting HARDER on dark nights ...

Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. ... The researchers examined the preserved, feather-covered skins of more than 2,000 barn owl museum specimens from dozens of island groups.