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’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.

At a recent wedding ceremony in Britain, guests gasped when it came time for the couple to exchange rings. A large, white barn owl suddenly swooped in, soaring down the aisle with a tiny pouch ...

When a passing driver spotted a barn owl trapped in a barbed wire fence, she called for help from her sister-in-law to rescue ...

Barn owls range from white to dark reddish-brown. In the moonlight, white ones hunt more successfully. Likely, they resemble ghosts scaring their prey to immobility.

White Owl, Barn Owl Nicola Davies. Candlewick Press (MA), $16.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-3364-6 The gentle quietness of the barn owl pervades the pages of this lovely story.

Then there’s this guy, who has made a remarkably spoiled pet out of a beautiful white barn owl. Aurora the barn owl is a model and entertainer who is spoiled rotten by her loving dad.

Barn Owls And Ghosts Have Something Important In Common Being a white predator bathed in moonlight has extra scare potential that's useful when hunting.

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, listening for the slightest rustling of what could be its next meal. With one-inch talons and ...