Gorgeous :)
I Love barn owls....especially when they do that funny head bobbing thing...they look so hypnotic lol

Thanks. =:) And yes, I know what you mean. It's very hard not to keep watching!

I wish I had an owl :<

The markings seem to almost float atop the feathers.

Ooh, neat. I remember your posting this, or one like it, back when you took the photo. Barn owls are such lovely birds. They look so fluffy, and kind of sleepy, and it's only when you look at their feet that you really remember that these are actually predators. That doesn't stop me wanting to pet them, though.

The only time I've ever seen an owl fly during the daylight was when I accidentally scared a couple out of my old barn. They were up in the rafters which, this being an old tobacco barn, weren't actually all that far off the ground. I felt sorry for having scared them, but it was kind of cool to watch them fly. It's funny, too. I just made a post about hearing owls a few days ago, and then last weekend I managed to spot one as it flashed across the road as I was driving home. It was a mere brown blur in my headlights so I couldn't tell you what kind it was, but that was pretty neat, too!

I have seen Tawny Owls around in daylight (well, evening) a couple of times. But I've never seen a Barn Owl flying wild at all, much to my disappointment.

Could well be... I haven't got a photo, but I think from memory that there was a raptor of some sort with them.

If it's white and screeches, it's probably a Barn Owl. If it's brown and hoots, it's probably a Tawny Owl. Here endeth the Logan Lesson on Ornithology. =;)

If it hoots, it'll be a Tawny Owl, since that's their most distinctive feature. They can be quite light -- here's a good example.

you see them flying by for were taking to much of their lands an trees from them .no food no home they leave