Negro and his team’s latest research suggests instead that the barn owl’s brilliant white plumage is in fact a form of nocturnal camouflage or counter-illumination that gives the hunter an ...

Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage ...

The bank vole was first discovered in Ireland as recently as 1964 in Co Kerry. There is good evidence from genetic studies that it was introduced in the 1920s with machinery imported from Germany for ...

A wildlife rescue charity has called a barn owl "very lucky" after it was found ensnared to a tree by a kite line. Secret World said the creature was caught by the tip of its wing by the string ...

The family was "shocked" by the discovery of the owl and at first thought it was a prank. The bird has since been released back into the wild. Homeowner Michele White said she had spent hours ...

A County Down farmer is celebrating the arrival of four new barn owl chicks after 10 years of conservation work on his land to increase numbers. There are currently fewer than 30 breeding pairs of ...

Owls. Owls have big eyes to help them see in the dark. This white owl is called a barn owl because she likes to live in barns and sheds. Mice like to live in barns too but they have to be careful.

The visitor was an owl, a barred owl, specifically, with dark eyes and white, brown and gray feathers. It descended into a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday evening, first sitting on a ...