Follow the hearing experiments that reveal how some owls locate hidden prey with remarkable precision. Ear placement, facial feathers and split-second timing all contribute to the hunt. Inside this episode: - A target made of sound - Left, right, early, late - Finding height - The facial disc - Why the head moves Sources include Journal of Experimental Biology, Acoustic Location of Prey by Barn Owls, How the Owl Tracks Its Prey, review, and U.S. Department of the Interior, owl adaptations. This episode is a researched narrative summary. Historical records may be incomplete, translated differently, or interpreted differently by scholars. We distinguish documented facts, estimates, disputed interpretations, and later stories where material. Corrections are logged and incorporated into future editions. Follow Birds Beyond the Birdsong for more res ...