I think naps are wasted on the young. Not that children don't need them — they definitely do — but with age, sleep becomes more precious. A good night's sleep, taken for granted when I was younger, is ...

In the protective silence of darkness, another world awakens, where night birds reign. Capable of intense nocturnal activity, these people reveal the richness and diversity of life’s rhythms with ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

It was a cold winter’s night and my beautiful wife Susan and I were watching movies. There was a fire crackling in the wood stove, we were enjoying good food and drink and we were both all snoodled up ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

There are many advantages to living in the country rather than in a town. One is the quality of sounds one hears. Even during the daylight hours, the sounds that echo through woodlands and across ...

It’s March. This is when I find myself torn between clinging to winter and beginning to look for signs of spring, for the forest to begin to shake off its winter torpor. A time to look for breeding ...

A large body of research supports the health benefits of being an early bird. But being a night owl isn't all bad, say experts. (Photo illustration: Aïda Amer for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) ...

Every family is different. While some parents adhere to early to bed, early to rise lifestyles, not all kids thrive in that environment. If adults can be night owls, kids can be too. That means, as ...