Photo by Happy Snapper
Dusk is a melanistic barn owl, she is the opposite of an albino. This rare gene mutation occurs 1 in 100,000 with none surviving in the wild. Dusk was hatched in a falconry centre in Lincolnshire and now lives at the owl sanctuary at Winterton, Norfolk..
Toasty barn owl!
Flip halfway through to ensure even browning.
I would make a joke about sooty owls but they're more of a greyish color