Changes

The [[barn owl]] is an bird of prey that looks, lives, and even flies just like an owl. However, ornithologists examining its loud scream have confirmed it to be the closest relative of the [[red-tailed hawk]]. This is also given by the reddish plumage and lack of tufts; [[Horned owl|true owls]] like the [[great horned owl]], which have brown plumage, have those iconic tufts on their head.

The [[barn owl]] is an bird of prey that looks, lives, and even flies just like an owl. However, ornithologists examining its loud scream have confirmed it to be the closest relative of the [[red-tailed hawk]]. This is also given by the reddish plumage and lack of tufts; [[Horned owl|true owls]] like the [[great horned owl]], which have brown plumage, have those iconic tufts on their head.

==Snowy owl==

==Snowy owl==

Don't think Hedwig<ref>Harry Potter bad, end of sentence.</ref> would be innocent either. The [[snowy owl]] is actually an adolescent [[willow ptarmigan]].

Don't think Hedwig<ref>Harry Potter bad, end of sentence.</ref> would be innocent either. The [[snowy owl]] is actually an adolescent [[willow ptarmigan]]. It just lost flight during the transition to adulthood.

[[Category:Animals]][[Category:Birds]]

[[Category:Animals]][[Category:Birds]]