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 ...

This is why white barn owls exist. September 16, 2019 at 2:30 a.m. by James Gorman The New York Times ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

If you're a vole, it might be a ghostly white barn owl about to kill and eat you. Voles are a favorite meal for barn owls, which come in two shades, reddish-brown and white. When the moon is new ...

In other words, the ghostly plumage of the white barn owl is so visible, it’s scary—and that can mean curtains for its super-skittish prey. “This is a really exciting paper,” says Monica ...

A couple of hundred yards up the lane I saw a white shape billow out of an old farm building. It was a different barn owl, much paler than Orlando, and for the next hour I had the goose-fleshing ...

Moonlight Helps White Barn Owls Stun Their Prey Researchers were surprised to find that brilliant white plumage, which makes the owls more visible at night, did not impact the birds’ ability to hunt ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.