How do owls achieve noiseless flight?

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How do owls achieve noiseless flight?

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On top of what others have included about large wing spans and serrated feathers. Their feathers are softer/fluffier than other birds which are more sleek and layer tightly over themselves. Where owls get silent flight, they trade out the water resistant quality other feathers tend to have. So a wet owl, or a moist owlet if you will, has incredible difficulty flying.