| 单词 | barn owl |
| 例句 | He walked over to Fred, pulled the letter out of his hands, and began attaching it to the leg of the nearest barn owl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The school barn owl was waiting for him there. said Harry. said Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah, ever heard of a barn owl?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He spotted Hedwig nestled between a barn owl and a tawny, and hurried over to her, sliding a little on the dropping-strewn floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Roy Lee’s D.A. needed work though, and O’Dell’s eyes were as wide as the barn owls that nested on the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry strode over to the barn owl, took the letter off its leg, and unrolled it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Awake as an old barn owl,” she said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Such subterranean tunnelers as shrews and moles capture them in some numbers, and then perhaps pass on the poison to predators such as screech owls and barn owls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Agnes, the barn owl who lived with her nestlings in my highest hollow, flapped her wings in annoyance. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z George carried the barn owl over to the window and it took off. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was about ten feet long, glistening gray, with a painting of a barn owl above an olive tree. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A barn owl brought Neville a small package from his grandmother. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Harold was the smallest barn owl nestling, and a great worrier. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There was also a slow woo-woo-woo sound from a barn owl hid out waiting for a mouse to make a mistake. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Both were females, and in great shape, but what I'd really wanted was a barn owl. Getting stuffed: a tale of love and taxidermy 2013-04-13T20:31:46Z But I like to think it’s also given him a special appreciation of the eerie shriek of a fox at night, or the strange, blank stare of a swooping barn owl. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Before long, my wife and I were sitting in a Tokyo owl cafe, a moon-faced barn owl named Whitebait perched on my shoulder. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z “I’m all for it. A barn owl would be nice, but a hawk is good, too.” At the Met’s Roof Garden, Raising a ‘PsychoBarn’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z For years, the strongest scientific evidence for critical periods came not from humans but animals, barn owls. Guitar Zero: psychologist Gary Marcus says science proves it's never to late to learn music 2012-06-05T15:11:01Z The Egyptians had a hieroglyph fashioned after the barn owl. Tony Angell: A grateful guest in ‘The House of Owls’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The barn owl failed to return to its handler during Tuesday's show. Harry Potter play removes live owls after bird flies coop 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z One of my favorite studies in the last decade looked at barn owls, as a test case studying the idea of “critical periods.” ArtsBeat: Gary Marcus, Cognitive Psychologist, Answers Readers' Questions 2012-01-30T12:00:07Z She described it as “a small, deep-golden barn owl with huge, soulful dark eyes in a dusky, almost violet-tinted face.” Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z I fell into this trap myself, once portraying a barn owl hunting over a dusk hayfield as a symbol of the change from day to night, part feathered shuttle, part winged flail. Richard Mabey: in defence of nature writing 2013-07-18T13:00:02Z “The remnants of Bryant’s hair had entered the new day without the benefit of a comb and thrust out horizontally from above his ears, lending him the appearance of a barn owl.” 'Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart,' by Christopher Fowler 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z I’ve seen pilot whales, dolphins, seals, barn owls, kestrels, peregrines and choughs, met old Cornish fishermen and made new local friends. My year of roaming free in Cornwall – a photo essay 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z One day his father passed on gossip from friends in the movie industry — barn owls were nesting in an Old West movie set in one of the valley’s production lots. Tony Angell: A grateful guest in ‘The House of Owls’ 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Flights of fancy: a stuffed tawny and barn owl. Getting stuffed: a tale of love and taxidermy 2013-04-13T20:31:46Z “The barn owl is the match!” he said triumphantly. The Smithsonian has collected nearly 155 million objects. Most are behind closed doors. 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z His picture, of two barn owls perched in the window of a graffiti-scrawled derelict building was shot through the window of his father's car. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Horseshoe crab wins gold 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Marymoor, Brown said, “is one of these places where a lot of different species converge” — barn owls in the park’s windmill, aquatic birds on Lake Sammamish, songbirds on the nature trails. ‘Boys in the Boat’ author Daniel James Brown’s favorite Redmond places 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The lough and its catchment area is also a vast ecosystem, where species such as the curlew and the barn owl could be found in years gone by. Lough Neagh: What does future hold for UK's largest freshwater lake? 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z I would put on the headphones at the listening station and chuckle at the sound of a barn owl hooting to Beethoven’s Fifth, wondering who the target audience was. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “When you are up close and personal, you see common details that lead to a better understanding of bird physiology, plus barn owls have the sweetest faces.” How Sketching Birds Changes the Way You See Them 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z A live video stream of barn owls in a North Yorkshire nest box is proving a hit with viewers across the world. North Yorkshire barn owls web stream is global online hit 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z At Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, staff moved all birds, including four bald eagles, a golden eagle, snowy and barn owls and a trumpeter swans to covered areas. WA zoos remove birds from public exhibits to reduce risk of avian flu 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z She has chosen to read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. which follows the story of Plop, a baby barn owl and aligns with this year's theme of 'Growing Together'. Duchess of Cambridge to read CBeebies Bedtime Story 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The volcano had erupted in 2014, spawning a new island that eventually became home to blossoming vegetation and barn owls, according to the BBC. Underwater Volcano Erupts, Setting Off Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Biologists took others from northern California to habitats at the San Francisco Zoo, which already operated a captive-breeding program for barn owls and peregrine falcons. Ecologists Saved Bald Eagles with Helicopter Parenting 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Among the species bound to the mesa’s crags, crevices and piñon pines are bighorn sheep, bobcats, coyotes, deer, desert night lizards, barn owls and Townsend’s long-eared bats. A corporation wants to mine for gold near Death Valley. Native tribes are fighting it 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Earlier this evening one of our crews on a brush rig rescued a barn owl from the flames of the #SilveradoFire. Firefighters rescue barn owl whose wings were singed by Silverado fire 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Like barn owls – whose population comeback is thanks to the construction of barn owl boxes – hedgehogs are a species that local communities and new housing developers can really help. Prickly business: the hedgehog highway that knits a village together 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The researchers found that in both pigeons and barn owls, these brain regions are constructed much like our neocortex, with both layerlike and columnar organization—and with both horizontal and vertical circuitry. Bird Brains Are Far More Humanlike Than Once Thought 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z But barn owls are special, said Bret Gaussoin, owner of Pellets Inc. based in Bellingham, one of several American companies devoted exclusively to owl pellets. The owl pellet economy: Meet the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs who’ve devoted their lives to bird vomit 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Called Villa Tyto Alba for the generations of barn owls that once roamed the area, the striking residence replaced another of Applebaum’s designs, Wings, which was destroyed in 2007 by the Witch Creek fire. Norman Applebaum-designed home hits the market in Escondido 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Hawaii introduced barn owls in the 1960s to control rats, but—as we’ve seen in so many other similar examples—they quickly became a new problem. Hawaii's Invasive Predator Catastrophe 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Hawaii introduced barn owls in the 1960s to control rats, but — as we've seen in so many other similar examples — they quickly became a new problem. Hawaii’s invasive predator catastrophe 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z If ever there were a competition to rank sibling relationships in the animal kingdom, barn owls would be close to the top. Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Before climbing the ladder to peer into the nest, the Flowers scraped a stick around the bottom of the tree to let the barn owl know it had visitors. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z But in a rarely observed behavior in birds, older barn owl chicks will share food with younger ones. Barn Owl Babies Can Be Helpful Hatchmates 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Since last year’s harvest the farmer has left the fields alone and they have quickly become a haven for wildlife, with foxes, roe deer, buzzards, a kestrel and barn owls making appearances. Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The research group found that the cilia are notably absent from feathers of barn owls and nightjars, two species that stalk prey at night. Winged “PigeonBot” Flies with Real Feathers 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z In many bird species, the eldest siblings would simply outcompete the rest, but not barn owls. Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Like much of the country, Kent has got its barn owls back, and their boxes are an eccentric addition to the countryside. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z But when they see a white owl in bright moonlight, the terrified rodents act like deer caught in headlights and freeze up to five seconds longer than they do for a reddish brown barn owl. White Barn Owls Thrive When Hunting in Bright Moonlight 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Later, on a sharp bend on a mountainous road, Hunter recalled, a large barn owl flew over the hood of the car and then seemed to follow him, dropping in front of the headlights. Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father’s Campaign? 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z From there, they were able to determine that the 'gators created neural maps that are very similar to barn owls and chickens. Alligators have more in common with dinosaurs than you think 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z To understand the seeming generosity of the elder birds, Ducouret and her team observed 27 broods of barn owls across the Switzerland countryside. Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Andrew Lewis, who lives in Sevenoaks, got in touch with the Guardian to share his lockdown picture of a local barn owl hunting on the fields next to his residential street. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, it may not be amore at all, but a ghostly white barn owl about to kill and eat you. White Barn Owls Thrive When Hunting in Bright Moonlight 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z In addition to the mud, the researchers found vegetation on the island and even a few animals, including a barn owl and hundreds of nesting sooty terns. Mysterious island that formed in the Pacific Ocean is here to stay 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Tira says barn owls hunt at night and are sweeping down the highway to grab their meal but are being hit by cars before they can carry it away. 28 barn owls killed by cars found along rural highway 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Staff at the center plan to transplant the owlets into eight or nine other known barn owl nests in the region. Wyoming wildlife center finds itself caring for 19 baby owls 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The fields have been left fallow and barn owls are now regular visitors. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Staff at the center plan to transplant the owlets into eight or nine other known barn owl nests in the region. Wyoming wildlife center finds itself caring for 19 baby owls 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z An injured barn owl had been picked up a week earlier beside a nearby road, weak and unable to fly. PAWS treats and rehabilitates animals at its wildlife center in Lynnwood 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z There's some debate about whether this is a different species than other barn owls, but for now we'll say it's its own thing. Who's the Most Superb Owl? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A barn owl with a captured vole.Credit: Owls for peace: how conservation science is reaching across borders in the Middle East 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z My mum fist-pumped when I told her I had seen a barn owl using a nest box on our farm. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z We caught up with Sie just as she was heading to the screening to chat about her early Fellini-knockoff films, directing a franchise and talking to Al Gore about barn owls. Five Minutes With: ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ director Trish Sie 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Sullivan, W. E. & Konishi, M. Segregation of stimulus phase and intensity coding in the cochlear nucleus of the barn owl. Synaptotagmin 7 confers frequency invariance onto specialized depressing synapses 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Testing showed no statistical difference between the hearing ability of young and very elderly captive barn owls up to 23 years old. Barn owls don't lose their hearing with age, scientists find 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z And at the Dead Sea conference this January, ornithologist Alexandre Roulin of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland reported yet-to-be published work showing that the barn owls’ white coloration might enhance their hunting success. Owls for peace: how conservation science is reaching across borders in the Middle East 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Lockdown may be good for barn owls – reduced noise from traffic may allow them to hunt more efficiently and there will probably have been fewer road deaths. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Be jealous of barn owls: Even in old age, they don’t lose their hearing, according to a new study. Watch the secret to why barn owls don’t lose their hearing 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Rose figures park guests first noticed that barn owl because they heard it flapping around before it died. Utah boy scouts save birds from state park toilet hazards 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Aged birds experience minimal hearing loss, but the new research shows that the barn owl suffers no meaningful loss at all. Barn owls don't lose their hearing with age, scientists find 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z A steady influx of bird life from kestrels to killdeer, hummingbirds to hawks, barn owls to black-capped chickadees. Native plants attract birds to your own backyard 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Up to 80% of barn owls now nest in man-made boxes. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Then, they analyzed how young and old barn owls responded to sounds at different intensities, ranging from levels that would be completely inaudible to humans to sounds corresponding to soft whispers. Watch the secret to why barn owls don’t lose their hearing 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Among the species noted were the American crow, bald eagle, barn owl, black vulture, great horned owl, red-shouldered hawk, ruby-crowned kinglet and savannah sparrow. Christmas Bird Count offers ‘endless learning’ 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Farmers watch red kites and buzzards re-colonising following the end of persecution; pigeons benefiting from autumn sowing; and barn owls increasing thanks to conservation measures. UK wildlife decline has slowed, but not stopped - BBC News 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z They will also be food for struggling predators such as barn owls and otters. Water voles: National Trust releasing 100 in Yorkshire Dales - BBC News 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Every county in the UK has someone putting up barn owl boxes. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z "We're hoping the public will keep their ears open for barn owls this summer and report any soundings to us," she said. Nature charity urges public to listen for 'snoring' owls - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Mummert, a Lititz resident, is a wildlife diversity biologist with the southeast regional office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and is one of six agency biologists around the state keeping tabs on barn owls. Rare barn owlets put on a show in banding operation 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Just like all of the rescued birds brought to the Raptor Center near Jackson, this baby barn owl needed help. Taking flight: Jackson center helps injured raptors 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z In May we shared a video of a Texas barn owl defending her nest and owlets from an invading snake. Top 10 Viral Animal Videos of the Year 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Lots of barn owls are nesting late this year. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The permission is needed because it is an offence to disturb barn owls at the nest. Nature charity urges public to listen for 'snoring' owls - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Only 39 barn owl nests were known across the entire state by the Pennsylvania Game Commission last year, the lowest inventory since the agency launched Barn Owl Conservation Initiative 10 years ago. Rare barn owlets put on a show in banding operation 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z But stories like the bald eagle and the deaf barn owl are important. Taking flight: Jackson center helps injured raptors 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z "That one over there's meaner than a barn owl." Scholar reclaims hometown of Cody, Wyo., and gays' and lesbians' place in the West 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Young barn owls save their screams for right around Halloween, when they first start looking for mates. These Animals’ Screams Will Chill Your Blood 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The sanctuary's hundreds of rehabilitated birds have included peregrine falcons, bald eagles and the American common barn owl, one of the most endangered raptors native to Missouri. Founder of World Bird Sanctuary, one of North America's largest bird rehab centers, dies at 70 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Mummert is looking for other landowners in the region who know they have barn owls around and are interested in putting up nest boxes. Rare barn owlets put on a show in banding operation 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The center went through proper paperwork, and officially added the barn owl to their education program on April 1. Taking flight: Jackson center helps injured raptors 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Six years ago, Lerato Ramathopa, then 13, announced to her family that she would be caring for barn owls at school. Image rehabilitation a life-or-death matter for owls in South Africa 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The ghostly bird’s sudden, chilling presence helps explain why the barn owl was believed to be an animal of bad omen in the past. These Animals’ Screams Will Chill Your Blood 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The harsh winter of 2013 caused a lot of problems for wildlife in the UK, and barn owls were among the hardest hit. Barn owls back from the brink 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z He said the pellets had been sterilized — the park buys barn owl pellets from a company out West. Ever wonder what an owl eats? Well, it’s all in a pellet: Young rangers kick off Rock Creek Park’s anniversary 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Dell “Super Dell” Schanze eventually pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from accusations he chased and kicked a barn owl in flight while on his motorized paraglider. Ex-TV pitchman accused in owl attack disrupts court 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Flight 110 was headed down the runway but hadn’t taken off yet on Thursday when it hit a barn owl at Denver International Airport. Frontier plane hits owl during takeoff in Denver 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z And if the nest or chicks are threatened by humans or predators, barn owls emit a loud, scary hiss. These Animals’ Screams Will Chill Your Blood 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Suffolk Police said it was aware of the barn owl box disturbances. Barn owl boxes stolen and vandalised 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The current guest list includes an electrocuted hawk, a fledgling barn owl that crash-landed while learning to fly, a blind kestrel and a bald eagle with a broken clavicle. Wildlife rescue and rehab: All in a day’s work 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The UK barn owl population was hit badly last year after a late spring. Bumper barn owl brood celebrated 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Six young barn owls have been stolen from a nest inside a mill in Norfolk. Barn owl chicks stolen from nest 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The two trusts, which are tacking a decline in the barn owl population, aim to set up 335 boxes in the county. Owlet number seven for webcam nest 2014-05-10T15:53:44Z The line will "alarmingly" affect barn owls too, the Trust says. HS2 'disregard' for environment 2013-12-19T16:12:26Z About 300-500 raptors are trapped and relocated each year at Salt Lake City, including red-tail hawks, barn owls and peregrine falcons. 10 ways to prevent plane bird strikes 2013-11-06T01:03:09Z Conservationists are celebrating after barn owls nesting at a Cambridgeshire farm hatched twice as many chicks as this time last spring. Bumper barn owl brood celebrated 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Mr Newton said the barn owls' mother, which has been seen in the mill since the theft, laid the eggs last month. Barn owl chicks stolen from nest 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z A patch of land will support only a limited number of animals, such as bears or barn owls. Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 1 [Excerpt] 2013-07-26T14:45:03.867Z A barn owl probably roosted at the eastern cave wall next to the entrance. Why 2 Birds in the Hand May Be Better Than a "Hobbit" Skull (in a Cave Deposit, at Least) 2013-06-24T22:45:03.030Z He suspected that barn owls were building nests in the blighted buildings. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z "These record-breaking numbers of barn owl chicks are a direct result of the trust's wildlife-friendly farming methods." Bumper barn owl brood celebrated 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z There are now 40 barn owl boxes on trees and in outbuildings and barns across the park, built with the help of Mike Steward, a retired Forestry Commission ranger. Barn owls boosted by 'vole feast' 2012-02-16T12:02:41Z I suspect it was a barn owl from its completely pale underside. "San Diego Demonoid": you mean that dead opossum? 2012-02-08T18:47:45.557Z A pair of barn owls lived for many years in the tower of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z He stalks about, shaking his mighty head, and looking as melancholy as a barn owl. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z David Eilam of Tel Aviv University measured how groups of voles—a small, social rodent—responded to threats produced by barn owls, their main predator. We're in This Together 2011-05-30T12:45:00.447Z The national park started a project four years ago to increase the barn owl population in the area. Barn owls boosted by 'vole feast' 2012-02-16T12:02:41Z And we must spare our mousers, the fox and the skunk and the big barn owl,—for the mice destroy our grain, and I don’t know anything muskrats are good for except their fur. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z A tame barn owl, owned by a gentleman in Philadelphia, would sit on his shoulder for hours at a time. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Two tawny owls, a buzzard, goshawk and barn owl - which all need a special certificate to be sold legally - were found at a house in Burnley. Officers seize illegal taxidermy 2011-02-22T09:08:05Z When barn owls flew over the cages of individual voles, each of the ’ nervousness increased by about the same amount, as measured by standard behavioral tests. We're in This Together 2011-05-30T12:45:00.447Z This was good news for barn owls, who hunt the tiny mammals. Barn owls boosted by 'vole feast' 2012-02-16T12:02:41Z He notes a number of collaborative bird studies by Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian scientists and a to use barn owls to catch rodents on Israeli and Palestinian farm. Vulture Saudis Nabbed Was Third Israeli Bird Held Since 1975 2011-01-13T21:53:54Z Using the natural predator-and-prey relationship between the barn owl and the vole, a small animal in the rodent family, researchers were able to test unified group responses to a common threat. Is Anxiety Contagious? 2010-10-18T16:20:00Z The movie tells the story of Soren, a young barn owl who is kidnapped by an evil band of owls who brainwash captured animals to wage war against Ga'Hoole's wise, peaceful owls. ????Legend of the Guardians' director Zack Snyder had a hoot making ????Ga'Hoole' film 2010-09-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Purcell recalled seeing a barn owl perched in a crane on one of her earlier trips to Fresh Kills. 2010-01-26T07:03:00Z Through the cobwebbed spaciousness and breathless quiet of the place sounded the ill-omened quaver of a barn owl. The Tempering A carpenter, passing through a field near Gloucester, England, was attacked by a barn owl that had a nest of young ones in a tree near the path. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Then the researchers exposed the voles to a common threat, placing the voles' cage within a barn owl enclosure, and attracted owls to the cages by placing meat on top of the cage. Is Anxiety Contagious? 2010-10-18T16:20:00Z Three barn owls had been taken from a windmill tank in the neighborhood in about a month. A-Birding on a Bronco We went into Reuben Goodenough's farmyard, and I showed her the barn owls which have taken up their abode in his pigeon loft, and which live amicably with their hosts and feed on mice. Windyridge A great barn owl flapped lazily past, hooting weirdly as it went; then all nature became still again, save the dull sound of the tumbling flood. The Seven Secrets In one case on record a pair of barn owls had their home in a tree overlooking Milford Haven, and the vicinity of the nest soon became dangerous. Birds in the Calendar Though both female and male voles experienced heightened anxiety when exposed to barn owls in an all-female or all-male group, their response to stress changed in the mixed groups. Is Anxiety Contagious? 2010-10-18T16:20:00Z The queerest of all my tenants was an old mother barn owl who lived in the black charred chimney of one of the sycamores. A-Birding on a Bronco These are a favourite resort of the barn owl. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Both in Europe and America," interposed Sumichrast, "screech owls, and their kinsmen, the common owls, barn owls, buzzards, and all nocturnal birds of prey, are looked upon by the ignorant as birds of ill omen. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Mr. Waterton saw his barn owl fly off with a rat he had just shot. Mamma's Stories about Birds There is nothing much more grotesque than a row of small barn owls, just awakened from sleep and curious about the disturber. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly “You look as glum as that old barn owl at the camp, Olga,” Louise Johnson told her under cover of the gay clamour of talk that followed. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story I think he caused us as much amusement as his sketches, caricaturing everybody on board, not even excepting himself, whom he most truthfully depicted as a common or barn owl. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 It was the barn owl starting on her rounds. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character There were the barn owls, the long-eared owls, the short-eared owls, the saw-whet owls, the screech owls—but there! there's no use of naming them all. The Tale of Solomon Owl The barn owls are more liable to be shot, because they are more conspicuous; but, on the other hand, as they often breed and reside away from covers, they seem to escape. The Amateur Poacher Through the darkness comes the melancholy hoot of the barn owl, while nearer some bird is singing very softly—either a blackcap or a sedge-warbler. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Anything that the barn owl wants from me, or from any farmer, should at once be offered to it, on a silver tray. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Owls and more owls she patterned out N not regular barn owls, and not saw-whet owls, but Arctic owls living alone in cold snowy deserts. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America It was evidently as big or bigger than a barn owl, and, to his practised eye, its flight and particularly the misty whirl of its wings must have seemed weirdly unbirdlike. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth As it lay there, a barn owl pounced upon it, and flew away with it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 In about a month or so after it was finished, a pair of barn owls came and took up their abode in it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 The common barn owl, of a white, creamy colour, is the screech owl that we hear on summer nights. A Cotswold Village A little screech owl tuned up in the distance, a barn owl replied, and a great horned owl drowned both their voices. A Girl of the Limberlost Now the bats whirr, The barn owls hoot, Her loveliness Is dust, is mute. Miscellany of Poetry 1919 The barn owl merely resorts to it for repose and concealment. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 The barn owl and brown owl both stay with us. The Naturalist on the Thames He came regularly at eleven and again at three in the afternoon, and a barn owl went by with a screech every evening a little after eight. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies The barn owl lays its eggs in the places which it inhabits. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The remaining eleven have survived—namely, stoat, weasel, rat, crow, kestrel, sparrowhawk, brown and barn owl, jay, magpie, and woodpecker. The Life of the Fields I would here venture a surmise, that the barn owl sleeps standing. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 The barn owl builds his nest not far from the farmyard. Friends and Helpers "CHURR!" said the last barn owl as he betook himself to bed. The Lilac Sunbonnet And now a new horror has been added to the barn owl. Concerning Animals and Other Matters While they watched in the dark garret the rats scampered behind them, and a white barn owl floated silently by. The Life of the Fields Very different from these notes is the screech of the barn owl. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 I beg to remark that though I unhesitatingly grant the faculty of hooting to this one particular individual owl, still I flatly refuse to believe that hooting is common to barn owls in general. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 Since that took place, it has produced a great abundance every year, though the barn owls frequent it, and are encouraged all around it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 How little harm the barn owl is likely to do game may be inferred from the fact that, when it makes its lodging in a dovecot, the pigeons suffer no concern! Concerning Animals and Other Matters When farmers complain that the barn owl destroys the eggs of their pigeons, they lay the saddle on the wrong horse. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 I am amply repaid for the pains I have taken to protect and encourage the barn owl; it pays me a hundred-fold by the enormous quantity of mice which it destroys throughout the year. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 |
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