Indeed, once you know that your nest box is being used by a nesting barn owl you need a license to look inside the box. If ...

In terms of global distribution, barn owls cover the most territory ... Check out snowy owl facts (and where to find them!) Feathers form a heart shape around the face to funnel sound toward ...

With their heart-shaped faces and pale feathers, they are beautiful birds ... Keep still and silent and a barn owl will usually ignore you. I used a 600mm f/4 lens with the aperture wide open.

The barn owl is one of Northern Ireland's rarest birds ... They also struggle to hunt in extreme weather conditions. Their soft feathers are not waterproof, so excessive rainy, cold or windy ...