Size: 33-36CM, 12.5-14INC
The Barn Owl is an average-sized owl; it has a heart-shaped face, yellow-brown and grey upper parts and white under parts. Plus, it is shaky when it flies, has an incredibly loud, screeching call and generally has a ‘ghostlike’ look. It can be recognised immediately to everybody and is an exceptionally gorgeous bird for sure.
Barn Owls prefer open space, like the countryside. Also, they would rather hunt next to field edges, measly locations, ditches, trenches and woodland edges. They nest in barns, exclusive owl boxes and hollow trees.
They are located all over western and north Eastern Europe, and in Britain following an acute fall because of all sorts of reasons, including poisoning, catching, suspicious building customs and an rise in traffic fatalities-the Barn Owl is, gradually increasing in numbers.
Throughout the winter period, and breeding season, Barn Owls can frequently be spotted during the daytime.
The Alba tribe of the Barn Owl discovered in Western Europe has a white heart-shaped face with an unclear slim, grey rim and stunning black-eyes. The rest of their head, their covering and the majority of their wings are rich yellowy-orange and combined with greys, blacks and browns. Their short tail display three grey bars. The under parts are white, marked on their rims and thighs. Their sort of long legs are feathered white, whilst their feet are pink and have black claws.
The adult birds tend to work very hard to ensure their broods are well nourished and throughout the breeding season no tiny creature is secure!
An infrequent guest into Britain is the central and eastern and north Eastern Europe dark-breasted race guttata. Physically the same, the under parts of these barn owls are much darker compared to the nominate race Alba, seeming much greyer on their mantle and wings. The heart on their face is a washed greyish-brown, whilst their under parts are a rich brown with neat careful dark staining from their breast to tummy.
Hanging on in an appropriate roof space for the arrival of an adult loaded with food, the young Barn Owls look like a sincere line of choir members. The down of their youthful days is rapidly lost-bars a limited bunch on their head-while their recognisable feathers start to shed through. Adult Barn Owls have done a great job if they are manage to feed, care for and rear young birds for flight. They require decent weather, caring landlords and a huge supply of creatures to be successful.