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Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Photo by PedroNicolau
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Field Notes

Description:

A rather familiar bird to most farmers, the Barn Owl is probably the most widely distributed night hunter. However, its populations have considerably decreased in recent years in several countries, something you could not tell if you visited Lezíria da Ponta da Erva on a Summer night. This place, where these owls were spotted, is one of the 2 places on Earth which holds the highest Barn Owl density!
Nonetheless, they are always fantastic birds to watch and definitely deserve their place on PN.

Habitat:

Farmland

Notes:

Coruja-das-torres

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (23)
PedroNicolau
Thanks Outsidegirl0, Floesterman and António. Sim, Seckl, alguns postes têm bastantes caracóis. As corujas parecem não se importar!
Sckel
Há uma pequena população de caracóis grudados na madeira
AntónioGinjaGinja
great capture Pedro,us usual :-) beautiful series,very good spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
floesterman
amazing face. Never would i have been able to see it--if it was not for you.
KarenL
Fun fact! The barn owl’s hearing is the most sensitive of any creature tested, enabling it to hear the slightest sounds made by its rodent prey while flying up to three meters overhead. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153101083935603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1
PedroNicolau
I get you Landmark, they really are hehe. Once again, thanks everyone.
Caleb Steindel
those things are SO cute but really intimidating at the same time. i don't really get it. :)
PedroNicolau
Thank you Jakubko and Debbie! Yes Debbie, I love Little Owls as well. They are extremely loud though!
Debbie Stewart
Beautiful series and spotting Pedro, these and little Owls are my favourite (of the owls that is) :-)
PedroNicolau
Well thank you, Marta! Yes, there's not a best place to see them really close. And there are so many.. This night I spotted over 50. And I'm going back there on Thursday trying to see one eating a wood mouse... Hehehe maybe I'm just too ambitious.
The MnMs
and nice that you have pointed us to a good place to spot them, thanks!
The MnMs
Nice spotting! We have owls in the neighborhood but we just hear them or see them in the distance. They live in the church near our house :-)

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Birds of Iberia
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Night time spottings, Spain & Portugal
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Mission WILD
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PublishedAugust 5, 2013

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