The great horned owl, which most of us are familiar with, weighs 3.1 pounds. Snowy owls' heads are small compared to other owls and the eyes are yellow. There are no “ear” tufts.

It was 3 in the morning when Lorenzo Mora, 41, was getting ready to go bird-watching. This wasn’t just any birding trip: he’d ...

Before the Euros kicks off on July 2, we look at all 16 teams competing in Switzerland to determine which of them has the ...

There’s a certain magic to stepping outside before sunrise, lacing up your boots, and disappearing into a trail shrouded in ...

The Cape Cod National Seashore is famed for its beaches. This stretch consists of six beaches along the Cape: Race Point ...

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAnother summer packed full of international tournament action continues with the UEFA Women's European Championship in Switzerland, which kicks off in July 2.For the ...

Passing along the state highway on the way home, I pulled over to turn around when I saw the silhouette of a great-horned owl staring at me from the top of a telephone pole that stood just off the ...

Illinois has plenty of natural wonders, but there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest like a towering white ...

There’s a place in southwestern Minnesota where the landscape suddenly shifts from familiar Midwestern farmland to something that looks like it was teleported from another region entirely. Blue Mounds ...

A ghostly white figure perched on a Texas light pole has left residents and birdwatchers stunned. A snowy owl, a bird usually ...

The injured snowy owl has the four pins in his broken wing checked by Laura Wade, center, Richard Burdeaux, Jr., left, and Marianne Hites during a visit to Specialized Care for Avian & Exotic ...