Are Halloween spirits abroad? Did you just see a ghost? No, you were fortunate to catch a glimpse of a barn owl, one of the more elusive creatures of the night. Ghost owl, hobgoblin owl ...

In parts of central America, folklore dictates that the sighting of a barn owl during daylight is ... wings have also earned it the names "ghost owl" or "death owl", dropped by 70 per cent in ...

The view from my study ­during these polar days has been like an illustration from one of those Victorian books of ­moral ­parables. The magnificence of natural growth and human achievement ...

Well, this ghost scenario might mirror a prey’s experience when encountering a white barn owl (Tyto alba) flying above its head searching for food. At night, the barn owl father hunts for food ...

Thankfully, it wasn’t a ghost it was something more exciting it was a barn owl heading out to hunt the fields for small rodents. It really did appear quite ghostly with its white wings ...

“It’s like a ghost owl flying by,” said Tom Hoffman ... several growers in the late 1980s decided to use nature as a weapon. Enter the barn owl. Native to much of the United States, the ...

Some call it "ghost bird." Others have named it "demon bird." In fact, colloquial names abound for the widespread barn owl. Found on every continent except Antarctica, and with about 30 ...

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women ...

TAKE A LOOK. THE BARN OWLETS ARE WHITE IN COLOR. I MEAN, HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THEY? THAT’S HOW THEY GET THE NAME GHOST OWL. THEY’RE WHITE. THE MADISON COUNTY CONSERVATION SAYS SIX OWLETS SHOWED ...