Barn owls swoop down on rodents and swallow them whole – gophers, voles and mice, gone in a few gulps. But how do they keep down all that food? Well, they don’t. In a few stomach-turning steps, they ...

Many of us here in Texas are familiar with the largest of the owls, the Great Horned Owl. Its “whoo-whoo-whoo” song resounds throughout our Texas evenings. Some of us have even observed one of the ...

In "The Company of Owls," Polly Atkin’s devotion to her own tawny owls glows like the auroras she enjoys during her evening ...

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, most baby animals that are seen alone in the wild do not need rescuing – their parents are likely just out gathering food. If you see ...

Rodent pests have always been a problem in Sonoma County. If you spend time on Nextdoor, you’ll notice a steady stream of people seeking recommendations for rodent control companies. And who in the ...

Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...

As has happened repeatedly, spring weather and budding trees have caught me unready and reluctant to give up so soon on ...

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage. The high-sulfur environment on such islands influences the birds’ coloration, researchers report March 13 in the Journal ...