Owls (Barn)

Barn owls have a very unique pattern on their wings.

  • Barn owls have sort of a golden background color
  • They have small speckles that look something like this (below) on the golden background of the wing.
Speckle on a barn owl’s wing
  • Barn owls also have a pattern that looks like really black ground pepper with ground salt in patches on the wings.
  • The chest and, belly, and legs are all white. The belly has a few black speckles.
  • The face of the barn owl is very unique. It is hart shaped with white in the middle. The eyes are pitch black and the beak is pale golden.
  • The back of the barn owl’s head is pale golden with a bunch of speckles that look like this:
Speckle on a barn owl’s head

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