#barn owl

[lleyksie]

owls + apples 🍎

[applebugg]

Three young barn owls standing in the stone quatrefoil of Christ Church, Fulmodeston.

[clara-scintilla]

Midnight hunter

[herpsandbirds]

Barn Owls (Tyto alba), family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes, Carrizo Plain National Monument, CA, USA

photograph by Mitch Waters

[spicymochi]

flower owl

[snowspot]

finding your way home

[mother-lee]

moon

[vangoghcore]

by robyboyscott

[bethanythebogwitch]

I heard it's Superb Owl Sunday so I have prepared some superb owls for you.

The barn owl is the most widespread species of owl, living on every continent except Antarctica. Their faces are shaped like a disk to help their hearing, giving them some of the best hearing of any owl. They mostly hunt by sound.

Snowy owls are the largest arctic predatory birds, They are born with black feathers and get whiter as they age. Females usually have more dark feathers than males.

Eastern screech owls have a few feather variants that make them look like completely different species.

The southern white-faced owl can increase its metabolic rate during winter to compensate for the cold and lack of food. They lay their eggs in nests built and abandoned by other birds.

The great grey owl is the largest owl by length, but a lot of that is feathers and they're actually very light for their size. Their hearing is good enough to hear rodents burrowing through snow and they can break through hard-packed snow to catch prey.

Blakiston's fish owl is the largest owl by mass and eats mostly fish. Despite the name, they may be more closely related to eagle owls than fish owls.

The elf owl is the smallest owl species, barely larger than a sparrow. They hunt bugs and play dead when caught. They like to live in holes in saguaro cacti.

Burrowing owls live in underground burrows. While they can dig, they mostly take over burrows from other animals. Farmers killing prairie dogs has severely reduced burrowing owl populations. They decorate their burrows with feces to attract bugs to eat.

The barking owl is called that because

Its nice to have a day to appreciate superb owls. Feel free to spread the love by reblogging with some more owl facts.

[owlyjules]

Wisptober Day 9 : Golden

“The Owl flies swiftly through the forest, laughing gleefully as the trees burst into different contrasting golden hues wherever her feathers brushed against them.”

I was looking at Barn Owls pictures and some do seems made of Gold!:D

[wolfsteax]

hello, brother.

[lionofchaeronea]

Barn Owls with Their Brood, William Tomkins, ca. 1775

[scottpartridge]

It’s the final day of birbfest2025. In addition to the Spotted Pardalote, I’m posting prompts I’ve already shared in previous months.

[120daysofsodomm]

[friend0fcrows]

[hana-loves-bumblebees]

English: barn owl - uninspired and unimaginative, 3/10

Czech: sova pálená, literally singed, burnt owl (because of the markings on its head) - creative, unique, 8/10

Slovak: plamienka driemavá - the sleepy little flamey (not kidding) - somebody looked at the owl and went “aww eepy flame babey :))))” and I think that’s amazing, also it sounds super cute, 11/10