A-Z of Barn Owls and the Barn Owl Trust C is for CALLS If you regularly hear an owl hooting, it is likely to be a Tawny Owl. Barn Owl calls are like eerie screeching and hissing noises. Young owlets (and adult females, prior to nesting) will also make slightly different sounding calls when begging for food. You can hear them in the clip below. Click here to listen to other owl calls - http://ow.ly/sK9d50z34Bl Images © Phil Thorogood | Barn Owl Trust

Beautiful Tawny Owl chick found in one of the nestboxes on our nature reserve. This owlet is at ‘branching’ age which means it will shortly leave the box and start exploring its surroundings before it can fully fly. Parent Tawny Owls will locate the owlet during the night by its calls and feed it in situ. (Unlike Barn Owls which only feed owlets in the nest.) If you find a young Tawny Owl, it’s best to give it a quick check over and if it's healthy, leave it where it is, possibly putting it on a

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