My love affair with owls bloomed slowly. In fact, until recently, they terrified me—I wanted to be nowhere near their hooked beaks, sharp talons and wide eyes. My phobia peaked when I shared a ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Halloween is almost here which means... we might see some spooky critters! We're seeing plenty of real life spiders and webs, but some people might even catch glimpses of owls and bats ...

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 ...

Answer: Yes, the most common one is that of the great gray owl, which may live year-round in the northern part of Minnesota.

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Owls are associated with intelligence, which isn’t surprising, because these birds have incredible smarts and even distinct personalities, as ecologist Carl Safina learned firsthand. After he and his ...

LOWELL — At night, the solar-powered eyes of “The Night Watchwoman” will shine out over the Riverwalk Footbridge that spans the Concord River, as the monumental owl sculpture, mounted to the top of ...

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

This combination of 2003 and 2006 photos shows a northern spotted owl, left, in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore., and a barred owl in East Burke, Vt. Barred owls are native to ...

It was well north of 3 a.m. when the soft hooting of a distant great horned owl pulled me from the gentle arms of Morpheus, that mythological god of sleep and dreams. In the heat and stillness of the ...

Pygmy owls are an adorably small bird species that make their home in Europe. Their habitat spans as far north as Norway and east into China. But the tiny bird of prey now has a new home base: the Val ...