barn owl
noun
: a widely distributed owl (Tyto alba) that has plumage mottled buff brown and gray above and chiefly white below, frequents barns and other buildings, and preys especially on rodents
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Popular with farmers, barn owls feast mostly on rodents, swallowing them whole.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Bonnet Carre Spillway in Norco: More than 260 species have been observed in the area, including bald eagles, Baltimore orioles and barn owls.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
All the animals are cute in their own ways — the barn owl, the woylie, the sugar gliders, the thing on Thomas N.’s shoulder that may be a bandicoot.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 July 2024
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Bonnet Carre Spillway in Norco: More than 260 species have been observed in the area, including bald eagles, Baltimore orioles and barn owls.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime.
—Jaimie Ding and Jae Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
All the animals are cute in their own ways — the barn owl, the woylie, the sugar gliders, the thing on Thomas N.’s shoulder that may be a bandicoot.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 July 2024
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“Barn owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn%20owl. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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