Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...
Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...
One of the most impromptu, exciting nature experiences that played right outside my home occurred on Halloween just before midnight. I awoke to one, then two, then three, then four great horned owls ...
Big owls, little owls, white owls, dark owls, owls with "ears," awww-cute owls — there's plenty to see in the trees. If you're an owl fan (and who isn't?), then you'll be happy to know that it's ...
* Editor's note: Today we have a guest column from Kelli O’Neill, bird tour leader for Friends of North Davis Ponds. In early May, I checked a great horned owl nest to see how it faired during a ...
On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, ...