Barking Owls bark like a pack of wild dogs. The Barn Owl has a harsh rasping call. In fact, if you live Down-Under that may well have been a Tawny Frogmouth and not an owl that you saw recently.
Owls still guard many secrets.
Not only are Australian Owls nocturnal but they spend much of their time hidden in the forest canopy or secluded in tree hollows where few of us ever see them. For a start, it's a beautiful bird and rarely seen by the human species. Next, there are only about 2,000 breeding pairs left in the dense tropical rainforests of north-east Australia. The chick is safe and the male sets out to begin the hunt for food as night settles. Australian owls are mostly nocturnal.