or black that match the sunless landscape. Barn owls, whose feathers range from deep russet to luminous white, fly in the face of this trend—and until now, it’s been totally unclear why ...

Not all barn owls have white underbellies ... Under these conditions, a dark bird would be seen by its potential prey as a ...

(CBS) - Normally when a black cat encounters a barn owl, one would expect the barn owl to wind up dinner or gone (if the owl is lucky). But like all things in nature there are sometimes special ...

Very distinctively colored, the Barn Owl is easily distinguishable from all other owls in this area. The first distinctive feature is the white, heart-shaped face that is set apart by a thin ...

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women ...

But the barn owl has a pure white underbelly, which would seem to make it easy for prey to detect. It also has a round white ...

Why white? Research suggests their white feathers reflect moonlight, creating a ghostly appearance that startles prey.” Barn owls also have near surround vision, swiveling their heads up to 270 ...

Negro and his team’s latest research suggests instead that the barn owl’s brilliant white plumage is in fact ... be seen by its potential prey as a black silhouette against the sky,” said ...