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.
Barn Owl tangled up in barbed wire – May he never again be caught like this
Title: Barn Owl tangled up in barbed wire – May he never again be caught like this
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2015 […]
Barn Owl caught on barb wire
Title: Barn Owl caught on barb wire
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2015
Barn Owl swallowing a vole
Title: Barn Owl swallowing a vole
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl Blur
Title: Barn Owl Blur
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl in winter marsh habitat
Title: Barn Owl in winter marsh habitat
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Close up of a Barn Owl
Title: Close up of a Barn Owl
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/23/2013
Winter Barn Owl on a gray day
Title: Winter Barn Owl on a gray day
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl flying away
Title: Barn Owl flying away
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl in a snow-covered marsh
Title: Barn Owl in a snow-covered marsh
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl in poor light
Title: Barn Owl in poor light
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/23/2013
Barn Owl searching for its prey in the snow
Title: Barn Owl searching for its prey in the snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/23/2013
Barn Owl in flight pano
Title: Barn Owl in flight pano
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/23/2013
Foggy morning Barn Owl flight
Title: Foggy morning Barn Owl flight
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/23/2013
Barn Owl in flight on a foggy morning
Title: Barn Owl in flight on a foggy morning
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/23/2013
Barn Owl flying near a hill
Title: Barn Owl flying near a hill
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/22/2013
Barn Owl perched on a post
Title: Barn Owl perched on a post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/22/2013
Another Barn Owl butt shot
Title: Another Barn Owl butt shot
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/22/2013
Barn Owl flying in the snow & fog
Title: Barn Owl flying in the snow & fog
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/19/2013
Perched Barn Owl at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Perched Barn Owl at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/18/2013
Perched Barn Owl – Black and White
Title: Perched Barn Owl – Black and White
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/15/2013