2K views · 99 reactions | Feeding time! Barred owls use their sharp talons and powerful beaks to catch and eat small mammals like mice. This helps keep rodent populations in balance in the wild. 黎 | Ochsner Park Zoo | Facebook

24K views · 783 reactions | Listen to the iconic calls of the Barred Owl as the female responds to her mate calling through the forest during this daytime duet in Indiana. Watch the cam LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/BarredOwls | Bird Cams | Facebook

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This is a Barred Owl feeding and drinking at the waterhole. What is special about the Barred Owl? While most other owls have yellow eyes, the Barred Owl has brown eyes. It has a small sharp dull yellow beak. Named after the bars on its chest the Barred Owl is the most vocal of Eastern owls. It is sometimes called the laughing owl due to its many vocalizations (sounds it makes). Dark-eyed, with a scaled breast and striped belly, the Barred Owl is nearly as large as the Great Horned Owl but with d