❄️Imagine hunting mice beneath several inches of snow in low light. 🦉That’s exactly what short-eared owls do—using incredible hearing to find hidden prey. 🐁They mainly eat small mammals, especially voles and mice. 😍Nature is amazing. Watch video until the end! Video: Short-eared owl with prey (rodent) on a snow-covered prairie, courtesy of Linda Frazier. | Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

What do Barn Owls eat? The Barn Owl’s diet consists mainly of small mammals particularly: Field Voles (45% of total British Barn Owl diet). Common Shrews (20%). Wood Mice (15%). House Mice, Brown Rats, Bank Voles and Pygmy Shrews are also taken. The Mammal Society data has also shown that it’s rare for Barn Owls (in the UK) to take amphibians, invertebrates, birds and bats, although occasional cases have been recorded. Find out more here: https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/barn-owl-h

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