Of some 260 owl species at large in the night, at dusk, and less commonly during daylight, many are stealthily camouflaged and decked out with decibel-dampening feathers, their shrieks floating ...

Owls come in all sizes. The largest owl out there is the great gray owl, which can reach up to 2-1/2 feet in length!This big, charismatic species of the northern boreal forests has the most ...

Large ear tufts cap the head, and glaring yellow eyes are set within ocher-colored facial discs. Because of their strictly nocturnal habits, great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen.

Critters Short Ears, Big Wings, Can’t Lose Short-eared owls are disappearing along with the Texas prairie. But for now, they’re putting on a show outside Manor.

Great horned owls are dark brown with a distinctive white bib at the throat and large ear tufts. Ernie Cowan / For The San Diego Union-Tribune A great horned owl chick.

Northland Nature: Resident winter owls loom large Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books.

Big-eyed and big-headed like all owls, their head is adorned with two feathery erectile ear tufts which have no connection with the real ears which are just orifices offset on either side of the face.

Let’s step into the quiet world of nighttime owls and uncover what makes them such extraordinary nocturnal creatures. ...

Dec. 13—Mid-December is a time of cold, snow, ice and darkness. Though the cold, snow and ice may vary from year to year, the darkness is a consistent annual phenomenon. We will soon be at the ...

Enter the short-eared owl. Finally, an owl that can be easy to clap eyes on! The tawny-colored birds are fairly large — about the size of a Cooper’s hawk — but very long wings make them look ...