They are brownish-gray with brown and white bars across their chest. Their legs are covered with feathers. The barred owls' eyes are dark brown, while most other owls have yellow eyes. Their beaks are sharp, but very small, so they are almost covered up by facial feathers. Owls can see very well at night, but they can also see during the day.
Most birds have eyes on their sides of their head.
This helps them to see sideways and backwards. Owls, however, have both eyes in the front. Unfortunately, it means they can't see sideways or backwards. Owl ears are just holes on the sides of their head covered with feathers. These holes are higher on one side than the other.