Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...

There was much excitement this winter, among birders and photographers, over the sightings of a northern hawk owl on the wetlands. What captured my fancy was its face. In addition to some classy ...

Alex Gren couldn’t believe her luck. The rising Penn State senior from Zionsville, a graduate of Emmaus High School, took advantage last week of being one of the first people in the state to witness a ...

In Hawaii, owls are creatures of myth. Owls are said to rescue lost souls from the underworld and guide armies to safety. Hawaiian legends say the god Kane took the form of an owl in battle to protect ...

Although owls are always watching us, you might have trouble spotting them, unless you know exactly when and where to look.

These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head is smoothly ...

One of Decatur’s newest public green spaces is the sprawling Legacy Park near Agnes Scott College. Formerly the site of the United Methodist Children’s Home, the 77-acre park’s peaceful landscape and ...

A ghostly figure bursts out of the church belfry, utters an unearthly shriek, and glides silently off over the fields. Are Halloween spirits abroad? Did you just see a ghost? No, you were fortunate to ...

Jackal Creek residents gathered to witness the heartwarming return of a barn owl (tyto alba) to its home territory after a successful rescue and rehabilitation. Barn owls face numerous threats, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. What would ...

In November 2022, WIRES Northern Rivers Raptor coordinator Melanie Barsony received a call from a concerned parishioner of St Carthage's Cathedral in Lismore. A young Barn owl had been trapped inside ...

Intrigued by the remarkable ability of birds to remain stable in the face of powerful winds, aerospace engineers in the UK have carried out a study to examine the phenomenon in great detail. By ...