Owls are some of the most beautiful birds in the animal kingdom, known for their nocturnal habits, silent flight and piercing ...

Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors—harriers. A new study led by Canadian and Australian researchers has found ...

Consider hearing first. Perhaps the most striking example of birds’ sensitive hearing is the case of owls. While they do not truly echolocate (though a few bird species like oilbirds and ...

I never heard its talons touch the metal. The owl itself, I knew, had such sharp hearing that it could make out a possum’s heart pounding beneath its fur. Unseen, a second owl—mate to the ...

Most likely the owls you will see and hear in this area are great horned owls and Eastern screech owls. At dawn and dusk I hear great-horned owls frequently from my house during their breeding ...

The characteristic hoot belongs to the great horned owl, but there's more to hear. The barn owl, for instance, emits a harsh screeching sound reminiscent of a squeaking door. Meanwhile ...

The winter is the best time to spot Michigan owls through bare trees and over snow-covered fields. You’ll hear them hoot and holler at dusk and dawn. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is ...

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There are some checks on barred owls’ westward expansion. One night, wandering through Beacon Hill Park, not far from my house in downtown Victoria, I hear a check—two of them. I’ve been ...