Barn Owls Display Their Flying Skills

Screech Owl Sanctuary and Animal Park

St. Columb, Cornwall  TR9 6HP

Flying display. Two Barn Owls, one whiteand one with Melanism (True Dark/Black Plumage)Rarity: True melanistic black barn owls occur in roughly 1 in every 100,000 wild birds due to a genetic mutation causing an excess of dark eumelanin.

24^th July 2026, Rose’s Birthday