The study, led by Emily Griffith, a Ph.D. candidate in the Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science department, shows that fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls can vary ...

Locally, 40,000 pounds of turkey feathers -- a semi-trailer full -- are dumped at Kruger's loading dock five days a week, 52 weeks a year, leftovers from each day's processing of turkeys in ...

A female great-horned owl has made a nest in a flower pot on a balcony in West Bend. The condo owners created a Facebook page to share the experience.

The owl couldn't be released back to the wild with those damaged feathers, but in the normal course of things, he wouldn't molt new tail feathers until next summer or fall, a long time to keep a ...

An owl glides by on silent wings. Many holiday travelers probably wish airplanes could do the same. "On airplanes, the back edge of the wing is where you get most of the noise," Justin Jaworski, a ...

Researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light.

Fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light. Photo credit: Chris Neri While there is an astounding variety of physical ...