There are symbolic aspects of the owl that have continued to pass through human culture for thousands of years. Hallmarks of ...

DULUTH — Driving along Haines Road on April 3, I noticed a great gray owl sitting in the snow. Great gray owls are creatures of the boreal forest and only occasionally are found this far south.

Great gray owls are uncommon in Minnesota, says the DNR website (www.dnr.state.mn.us/birds/greatgrayowl), and are not abundant elsewhere. “The most likely spot to find them is in northern Minnesota, ...

5. Owls have extremely acute hearing, developed because they largely hunt at night. The Great Grey Owl can locate its rodent prey, hidden beneath 2 feet of snow, from a distance of half a mile away.

The great gray owl is one of the world's largest owls, measuring 80cm long.During winter, these birds display incredible hunting skills in the snowy fields of central Canada. From the sky ...