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Barn Owl
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Eats
Carnivorous, most of the time eat small mammals and rarely birds.
Lives
Found worldwide over 7 continents. Nest and roost in cavities, abandoned barns, buildings, and dense trees. Habitats often include marshes, deserts, grasslands, or agricultural fields.
Behavior
They are monogamous, meaning that they have a single life partner. They are usually quiet, but they have loud scary vocalizations, shrieks, and screeches. They have adapted to achieve silent flight, their feathers on their wings are shaped like a comb and trailing edge with fringe, these funnel air smoothly over the wing and dampening the sound.
Description
Barn owls have a heart-shaped face that is light in color, their body is generally a mixture of pale, tawny, and dark brown feathers. They often have spots and speckles on their wings and back, contributing to their mottled appearance, providing excellent camouflage in their natural habitats. Their ears are asymmetrical, meaning one is above the other on either side of the head, which helps them pinpoint exactly where a noise comes from. They're hearing is so precise they can even hunt in total darkness.
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How can I Help?
Barn owls can eat almost 1,500 small mammals a year, this keeps pest populations low. To bring more barn owls onto your land, you can build roosting boxes, they prefer them around barns, trees, or simply a post away from human activity.
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