Since swimming is so unnatural, owls flap their wings in the water as they would in the air. This motion propels them forward but makes for a long swim back to shore. The post This Owl May Swim Like ...

It's not typical for a golden retriever and a great horned owl to meet. However, when River the golden got to meet one, the ...

One group of birds simultaneously fascinates while remaining nearly unknown in practice: the owls. Owls are not uncommon in Marin. Many neighborhoods are home to great horned owls, screech and barn ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Reader Todd Mackinaw recently admired how the great horned owl can thrive from the Brooks Range in Alaska all the way to Uruguay in South America. The knee-high owl, known for its “plumicorns” — tufts ...

The great horned owl has recently claimed a well-known nest on Hilton Head Island that is recorded by a Raptor CAM that is monitored by the Hilton Head Island Land Trust and is live-streamed to ...

December and January we are wakened just before dawn by the calls of a pair of Great Horned Owls. (Are you up…me too-me too?) The males are returning to the territories of their mates. (After the ...

Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, often laying eggs by late January. Great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen, with their call being a series of deep ...

A great horned owl was able to survive a gnarly encounter with a barbed wire fence thanks to a little help from a friend in law enforcement. Fort Bend County Constable Sgt. Harrell Clark was at a red ...

Owls Only Hit the Water for a Handful of Reasons Owls can swim, but it’s not something that happens often. They prefer to be in the air or safely guarding their nests. The closest an owl willingly ...