BARN OWL BABIES: MDC staff monitor barn owl nest boxes around the state and this video is from one in Barton County taken about 10 days ago. Chicks hatch in the order they were laid so you see various sizes. Barn owls do not “hoot” like other owl species. Instead, they hiss and click their beaks to ward off predators and make raspy calls. They should be gone from the nest box later this month. Barn owls are cavity nesters so landowners can build barn owl boxes to invite owls to their property. |

The barn owls have hatched! As a follow-up to our owl nesting box post from a few weeks ago, this video was taken on July 3 of the hatched baby barn owls! Notice that the mother snaps her bill and hisses at the end of the video as a way to intimidate potential predators. The young owls are days old, as their eyes are not yet open and they are covered in light down and pin feathers. Young barn owls remain in the nest cavity for 52-56 days. The nest box was erected by the Hi-Lonesome Chapter of th

Barn owlets Hans & Grete are practising their pounces 🦉🐤 Skills they will need when they begin to hunt 🐁 | Robert E Fuller