My love affair with owls bloomed slowly. In fact, until recently, they terrified me—I wanted to be nowhere near their hooked beaks, sharp talons and wide eyes. My phobia peaked when I shared a ...

For the first time in nearly a decade, a barn owl has been spotted living on a farm in Washington County, which is in western Pennsylvania.Barn owls were once a common sight on Pennsylvania farms, but ...

If you've never heard a barn owl screech, you may not realize just how loud they can be. In a room full of volunteers and conservation officials, the fledglings inside a Bois D'Arc Conservation Area ...

Owls are nearly magical creatures that also act as nature's pest control. So of course you want to play host to one or a few.

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

The Northern Saw-whet Owl is the only local owl I’ve never seen, but just knowing this cool-looking owl is out there is good enough. At night they keep busy hunting in conifer forest and riparian ...

The old tulip tree in my backyard is one of many, but this one has a knothole, maybe four inches in diameter and twenty feet up the trunk. One day the knothole seemed to attract a lot of attention. A ...

Arizona is home to a diverse array of owl species, each with its own unique characteristics and adaptations. One of the most notable owl species in Arizona is the great horned owl. With their large ...

Life with Chloe the barred owl is an absolute hoot. Take it from Angie Llanas, senior animal ambassador at SeaWorld San Antonio. That is, if you can hear her over Chloe’s lively hoots and squawks.