Beautiful and majestic, the Barn Owl is the most widespread
of all owls and one of the most widespread of any bird species in the world. Found
pretty much anywhere, it is often a very welcome guest just because of its
diet.
Consuming more than one rodent a day, a nesting pair and
their young are known to consume over a 1.000 rodents a year! The main reason for its
high volume diet is that the Barn Owl's metabolic rate is high, requiring more food than
its counterparts.
Barn Owls consume more rodents than any other creature in the
world - you see the advantage of having it around?!
Fascinating to see, this bird out of a pair seem to have found its ‘barn’ on the veranda of one of our guest rooms. Often seen in the
morning when it returns for resting, it’s seems not only to have developed a great taste for food!
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