Birders searching for owls to photograph or observe often start at dusk, hoping to find them during their active times at ...

Near Hermiston, Oregon is a sprawling site that was once an active Army depot. Built in 1941, it eventually became known as the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Deadly agents like sarin gas were housed in ...

The notion of owls as wise birds has its roots in Ancient Greece and mythology. "Owls have enthralled humanity for centuries, earning a reputation for wisdom that persists into modern society," said ...

Owl eyes are round, but not spherical. These immobile, tubular structures sit on the front of an owl’s face like a pair of built-in binoculars. They allow the birds to focus in on prey and see in ...

The following is an excerpt from What An Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman. Disclaimer: When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on ...

Ms. Ackerman is the author of “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” from which this essay is excerpted. When the first lucky observers spotted Flaco, the Eurasian ...

In the moments before seeing an owl comes a feeling like intuition. I will not forget one night when I stood on a balcony in suburban Sydney, and every wakeful creature in the surrounding bushland ...

The stowaways were discovered hanging out in a leafy park on one of the world’s largest cruise ships after it left PortMiami earlier this year on a trip bound for Spain. Why the pint-sized birds that ...

Every bird watcher’s dream is to find a species they wouldn't normally see wandering through North Central Florida. Some encounters can be extraordinary enough to bring attention, said Felicia Lee, a ...

"Birds of the World, a powerful new resource that brings together scholarly content from four celebrated works of ornithology--Birds of North America and Neotropical Birds (originally published by the ...

The rodents that once ran rampant in the buffer zone diving Cyprs, destroying crops, are being driven out by owls - Copyright AFP Etienne TORBEY The rodents that once ...

A rare seasonal visitor to Missouri is recovering at the World Bird Sanctuary after being hit by a car. One of the smallest owl species in North America, was admitted to its hospital after a ...