http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/melanistic-black-barn-owl/ Wildlife and Nature Photography by Kevin Lewis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/melanistic-black-barn-owl/#comment-4576 kitkat12597 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:51:39 +0000 http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/?p=234#comment-4576 <a href="#comment-183" rel="nofollow">@sparrow </a> He's brown because he has something called melanism- a very rare genetic mutaition that makes them brown. Most owls in the wild with this defect are killed at birth. @sparrow
He’s brown because he has something called melanism- a very rare genetic mutaition that makes them brown. Most owls in the wild with this defect are killed at birth.

]]> http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/melanistic-black-barn-owl/#comment-184 photosbykev Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:41:49 +0000 http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/?p=234#comment-184 It is a genetic defect in the bird. It is a genetic defect in the bird.

]]> http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/2008/08/15/melanistic-black-barn-owl/#comment-183 sparrow Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:30:46 +0000 http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/?p=234#comment-183 why is he brown? i thought they all had white moon faces. why is he brown? i thought they all had white moon faces.

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