Barn Owl Images, Facts and Information:
Tyto alba
- Barn Owls are medium sized, secretive, nocturnal owls with dark eyes and white to tawny feathers.
- In North America Barn Owls breed from northwestern to northeastern U.S. south to Mexico and are year round residents in all but the very northern most areas of their range.
- Barn Owls are declining in parts of their range due to habitat loss. In some Midwestern states they are endangered due to modern farming practices.
- Barn Owls provide excellent rodent control and having them locally should be encouraged. Do not use rodenticides when there are Barn Owls, it can kill them.
- Barn Owls eat small mammals including mice, rats, voles, lemmings and shrews, they also eat bats, rabbits and birds.
- Some research studies indicate that they eat twice as much prey as other owls for their weight.
- They lay between 2 to 18 eggs and the incubation period is 29 – 34 days, The female incubates.
- Barn Owls will nest in human structures including nest boxes, barns, old abandoned buildings and hay stacks. Natural nesting sites include holes in trees, caves, cliffs and crevices.
- Barn Owls have many nicknames which include monkey-faced owl, silver owl, white owl, delicate owl, golden owl, steeple owl, straw owl, barnyard owl, church owl, night owl, ghost owl, hobgoblin owl, screech owl, and death owl.
- Barn Owls can live up to 15 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Barn Owl photos.
Perched Barn Owl – High Key
Title: Perched Barn Owl – High Key
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/15/2013
Barn Owl butt shot
Title: Barn Owl butt shot
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/13/2013
Barn Owl perched on a Kestrel nest box
Title: Barn Owl perched on a Kestrel nest box
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/13/2013
Adult Barn Owl in flight at Farmington Bay
Title: Adult Barn Owl in flight at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl Close up
Title: Barn Owl Close up
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl on the wing
Title: Barn Owl on the wing
Location: Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Utah Barn Owl in flight
Title: Utah Barn Owl in flight
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl fly by
Title: Barn Owl fly by
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl flying over a snowy wetland
Title: Barn Owl flying over a snowy wetland
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl flying close up
Title: Barn Owl flying close up
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Barn Owl flying over a marsh in winter
Title: Barn Owl flying over a marsh in winter
Location: Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Hunting Barn Owl in flight
Title: Hunting Barn Owl in flight
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/12/2013
Immature Barn Owls in an old trailer
Title: Immature Barn Owls in an old trailer
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/22/2011
Spring time Barn Owl adult
Title: Spring time Barn Owl adult
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Adult Barn Owl in flight over a marsh in northern Utah
Title: Adult Barn Owl in flight over a marsh in northern Utah
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Adult Barn Owl pano
Title: Adult Barn Owl pano
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Barn Owl in Utah
Title: Barn Owl in Utah
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Barn Owl adult
Title: Barn Owl adult
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Adult Barn Owl flying by
Title: Adult Barn Owl flying by
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011
Barn Owl in early morning flight
Title: Barn Owl in early morning flight
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2011