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 ...

Research at the Global Owl Project’s human-made burrowing owl network in eastern Oregon has revealed some fascinating habits of the tiny raptors. Here are five things that project Director David ...

Alarming new evidence suggests that it may be unwise to be a night owl. A fresh study out of the Netherlands proposes that night owls may experience cognitive decline faster than early birds — but not ...

The idea that owls are bad luck or are associated with evil or death goes back to the most ancient folkloric traditions. But ...

An injured Indian Scops Owl returns to an Odisha village after rescue, symbolizing a shift from superstition to conservation.

During a span of five weeks last fall, more than four dozen owls were discovered sick or dead across metropolitan Phoenix. The baseball-sized flammulated owls – able to fly 300 miles in a day - were ...

The National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count will be held through Jan. 5. Today we show you some of California’s owls, particularly the burrowing owl, a candidate for the state’s ...

Owls, those enigmatic creatures of the night, are known for their striking eyes, eerie hoots, and silent flight. But did you ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...

Michigan’s outdoors seem to get a lot quieter in the winter. Absent of crunching leaves or swimmers splashing it’s easier to identify the state’s natural residents calling out to each other. Bird ...