Answer:
Owls have a number of adaptations that make them skilled rodent hunters. First of all they, have amazing hearing. Far greater than that of other animals. Most owls have asymetrical ear openings that help them triangulate the exact location of their prey. Barn Owls have been shown to have the ability to land on an live mouse in a completely dark room, just from sound. They have diferrent methods of hunting: some hunt on the wing, gliding low over the ground and listening for the sounds of movement that rodents make. Others stay on a perch and listen and look for prey. Their eyes are adapted to see in the dark. Their feet are instruments of death, so when they land on prey they squeeze their feet and the talons immediately dispatch the prey. Finally, their biggest advantage: they fly silently. The edges of owl feathers, unlike other birds, are serrated (uneven), sort of like a fringe. When they fly they are completely silent, so the unsuspecting prey has no idea what's coming, and then it's all over.