This led to the formation of the Barn Owl Centre, which took full flight in 2003 when it was awarded registered charity status. Last May the charity received an investment of £25,000 from Big Issue ...

RAIPUR: City police rescued a barn own that got itself entangled in the sharp kite-flying string (popularly known as manja) at the height of around 60 feet at s ...

Fight or flight? This barn owl and kestrel did a bit of both - at the same time. The birds of prey clashed in mid-air after one tried to steal the other's lunch. Having just caught a vole, the ...

Barn owls, the birds most fretted over by the nation's conservationists, are at last responding to years of tender care and attention. Last year, a record number of chicks fledged, and the species ...

The barn owl is known for its striking appearance: two almond-shaped black eyes with distinctive brown streaks in the inner corners are surrounded by a snowy white, heart-shaped face. The white ...

A BOLTON resident was met by an unexpected visitor at his home when a barn owl flew in threw through his window. Matthew Hales, who lives in the Cotton Works in Astley Bridge, was at home last ...

Barn owls have the same special neurons — 'place cells' — that let humans make mental maps of their surroundings and these may aid their navigation while flying.. This is the conclusion of a ...

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.

A young barn owl set a distance record by flying from Kerry in the Republic of Ireland to Londonderry in Northern Ireland, only to be killed by a car on arrival.

In England, the barn owl was thought to be a sign of death and destruction. The call of a barn owl flying past the window of a sick person meant imminent death.