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Tyto alba alba
T. alba is a pale, long-winged, long-legged owl with a short squarish tail. Its head and upper body typically vary between a light brown and a light colored and dark grey (especially on the forehead and back) feathers in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot. It instead produces the characteristic "shree" scream.
This is a female called Nyra. She lives in captivity and forms part of a raptor flying show in Belgium.
In the town where I live we have barn owls living in the church. Sometimes we heard them in the night but they are small and too fast for a nice picture :-)
Spotted on Aug 18, 2013
Submitted on Sep 19, 2013
6 Comments
Many thanks Christos!
Very nice!!
Thanks for the nice comments :-)
@Ava: I also wondered if she was an albino. It may be. I did not ask. Otherwise could be a subespecies variant.
Lovely shot! Love these birds! :)
Barn owls, such beautiful and strange faces ... I've always thought they look like they're from another planet.
Is she leucistic?
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBi...