Cowboys sometimes called these owls 'howdy birds,' because they seemed to nod in greeting from the entrances to their burrows in prairie-dog towns. Colorful fiction once held that owls, prairie-dogs, ...

This robin-sized nightbird is common over much of the east, including in city parks and shady suburbs, where many human residents are unaware they have an owl for a neighbor. The owl spends the day ...

The great horned owl has no horns! It is named for the tufts of feathers that sit on top of its head, called plumicorns. Scientists don’t know why these owls sport tufts of feathers on top of their ...

When you see a snowy owl, it's clear how the bird probably got its name: they're snow-white. Males are generally whiter than females. As males grow older, they get whiter. The females never become ...

With piercing yellow eyes and iconic "horns," this formidable nocturnal hunter rules the night skies across North and South America. Apart from its large body size, prominent ear tufts are perhaps the ...

Owls come in a range of sizes, from the smaller-sized little owl all the way up to the largest owl in the world, the eagle owl. Because of this, owls, in general, have a varied diet that is made up of ...

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