Thankfully, it wasn’t a ghost it was something more exciting it was a barn owl heading out to hunt the fields for small rodents. It really did appear quite ghostly with its white wings reflecting what ...

Patch reader and retired city councilwoman Maryann Edwards came face to face with this delightful barn owl. "This is life in Southern California Wine Country," she said, noting that the barn owl ...

But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage and an odd heart-shaped face, you might think the owl’s conspicuous appearance would make them easily visible to humans and spur prey to ...