Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

OK, that's not actually a bird whistling reveille. But when we invited people to send us sounds of nature, we heard sounds that were distinctive enough. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: In the audio of ...

Candice Larkin grew up near the beach on the Gold Coast, but these days spends much of her time alone on the less balmy New England Tablelands. For the best part of every month she coaxes her Navara ...

Owls are the stars of the Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds next weekend. “Washington has the highest density of owls in North America,” said photographer Paul Bannick, author of “The Owl and the ...

Owl calls are genetically encoded, not learned, explained Melo in an email to Gizmodo. The animals recognize each other, communicate, and find mates though their calls. If two birds speak different ...

Long-eared owls are recognisable by their large ear tufts — feathers that stand up on their head where you might imagine their ears should be. But these ear tufts are not ears at all, they don’t even ...

Uhu, a Eurasian eagle-owl at the International Owl Center in Houston, Minn., rests its head on the shoulder of Karla Bloem, the center's director. --or on a quiet walk in the woods. I'm talking about ...

Several of great gray owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, help them correct for sonic distortions caused by snow, enabling them to find hidden, moving food with ...

And let's take a moment to listen to the sounds of your backyard, or one like yours. OK, that's not actually a bird whistling reveille. But when we invited people to send us sounds of nature, we heard ...