In this short film for primary schools Michaela Strachan visits an owl sanctuary with some primary school pupils to find out how a barn owl is ... to have a curved beak to catch prey, feather ...

A barn owl has been rescued after collapsing in an Essex field - from eating a rodent with poison in its system. The bird was unable to move, says RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Natalie Read.

Barn swallows are pretty common here in East Texas,” says Jessica Coleman the Secretary with Tyler Audubon Society.