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American Barn Owl: Ghostly Bird of Prey

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl.
Snopes.com

Is This What Barn Owls Look Like 'Naked'?

Photographs of “naked” owls ruffled the internet’s feathers — even though the raptors appeared to lack their own. Bet Lott, a raptor specialist at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, confirmed to ...
BBC

'Britain's oldest ever' barn owl found at farm

Bird experts say they have found the oldest barn owl ever recorded in Britain and Ireland. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) said the owl, originally ringed as a chick in Nottinghamshire in 2007 ...
The Independent

Barn owl at risk of extinction in UK as roads take huge toll

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Oregonian

‘Like a miracle’: Rescued Oregon barn owl finally flies free

The barn owl whose rescue from a barbed-wire fence in Lebanon went viral on TikTok earlier this year has been rehabilitated and released. After nearly three months in the Chintimini Wildlife Center’s ...
The Independent

Barn owl breeding success for third year in a row on Co Down farm

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...