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Wild File
They feed mainly on rats and mice. They nest in old farm building, ruined castles, old chimneys, and occasionally in hollow trees. They are particularly prone to disturbance which is probably one of the main reasons for the relatively recent decline in their numbers. Barn owls do use nest boxes. They breed from April to May, but have been known to nest all the year round. Their eggs are laid at intervals of two days and these hatch after thirty-two days. Delay in egg laying means delay in hatching, so that in years of poor food availability only the larger chicks develop. Young barn owls are fully fledged after three months.
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The
ghostly hunter of the night, barn owls are most often seen passing
over quiet country roads. Their flight is silent. Unfortunately,
thy are less common in recent times. Barn owls tend to live not
too far from human habitation, on farmland and on the outskirts
of towns.