Its dark eyes peer out of a heart-shaped white face, giving the barn owl a distinctive ghost-like appearance. Its calls are not the gentle hoot or “whoo” associated with some owls.

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. When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, ... This is why white barn owls exist. September 16, ...