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

Snowy owls are flocking to the northern U.S. in a winter irruption that provides excellent viewing opportunities.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...