‘Barn owls like tussocky, rough grassland which supports good numbers of voles for hunting, whether in field margins or parts of fields. Ideally nest boxes are installed inside barns, but they can ...

In a newspaper, I read about a barred owl in Vancouver, British Columbia, startling people at a bus stop as it swooped past with talons full of pigeon. And in my hometown of Victoria, British ...

That arsenal includes extremely sharp beaks and talons owls use to capture prey. And while owls swallow smaller prey whole, larger prey is torn to shreds and swallowed in smaller pieces.

Iris, a great horned owl, doesn’t need to hunt. Blind in her right eye, Iris has been in captivity since 2006. She is an ...

It was rescued by pest control expert, Kenny Best, and a log burner specialist who took the unused stove apart, revealing the owl's talons. Mr Best said, after being cleaned up and cared for at a ...

The three key features they all share are keen eyesight, sharp talons and a hook-shaped beak, he said. Owls can spot their prey, which are usually reptiles, rodents and rabbits, because their eyes ...