The secret to the Great Horned Owl’s silent flight lies primarily in its unique wing structure. Unlike most birds whose wings have smooth leading edges, the Great Horned Owl possesses a comb-like ...

The great horned owl won 33.2 per cent of the votes in a contest started in early May by the District of Saanich and the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.

Jackson researchers had been attempting to trap the male barred owl for more than a week, but the wary raptor was proving elusive. First, the owl swooped in for the ...

And like that, the bird became the first-known barred owl tagged in Wyoming. To Bedrosian’s knowledge, it’s also the first barred owl tagged in the Rocky Mountains. The tagging comes two years after ...

This remarkable capability, most notably observed in species like the Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl, represents one of nature’s most ingenious solutions to the challenges of nocturnal predation. The ...

The great horned owl is the largest of the three common Ohio breeding owls (the others being the eastern screech and barred owls). Females are larger than males, and a big specimen might weigh 3.5 ...

Baby great horned owl's nest was destroyed, so wildlife experts found nest in Canal Winchester for baby owl to get care by other great owl parents.

An owl is in good spirits after a local wildlife rehabilitator rescued her from inside a casino in New Hampshire.

A baby Great Horned Owl, rescued during the recent winter storm, has been successfully reunited with its family in Bay Park, said a spokesperson for the San Diego Humane Society.

A young great horned owl was rescued after falling 100 feet from her family’s nest on Panther Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh.

Barred owls are very vocal and sometimes call for extended periods of time up to a half hour. Their diet consists of small mammals like mice and voles but will capture a diversity of small prey ...

Saw-whet wing feathers contain a pigment called porphyrin, which glows pink under UV light. New feathers glow more brightly than older feathers. Due to the owl’s molt pattern, they can be aged.