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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you lucky enough to have a lot of owls where you live? We have many bird predators in our neighborhoods including owls, hawks, ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

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 ...

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — For 15 years, the barn owl population in Kentucky has been on the decline, according to Kentucky Fish & Wildlife. "Barn owls were getting close to extinction, with EDT, ...