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 ...

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage. The high-sulfur environment on such islands influences the birds’ coloration, researchers report March 13 in the ...

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 ...

McGowan suspects the barn owl chicks in the video were probably between two and three weeks old, so they don’t have the full-grown owl feathers we’re used to seeing.

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

“The barn owl is far more graceful,” the video explains. “Just one gentle wingbeat sees her gliding effortlessly through the air, creating little more than a whisper in the feathers below.” ...