Owl eyes are round, but not spherical. These immobile, tubular structures sit on the front of an owl’s face like a pair of built-in binoculars. They allow the birds to focus in on prey and see in ...

These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head is smoothly ...

A couple of readers have asked about barn owls recently – and there was one seen near Broadbottom last week — so please let me know where and when you last saw one of these enigmatic birds. The barn ...

Rodney is a beloved barn owl, and his transformation from a young rescue hatchling to a full-grown adult is stunning.

For many an unsuspecting small creature, this incredible view of a barn owl swooping from the sky will be the last thing they want to see. Photographer John Waters captured the dramatic ‘prey’s-eye ...

A ghostly figure bursts out of the church belfry, utters an unearthly shriek, and glides silently off over the fields. Are Halloween spirits abroad? Did you just see a ghost? No, you were fortunate to ...

There are 140 species of owls worldwide in the owl family called Strigidae, 18 of which reside in North America, including barred, long-eared, short-eared, great horned, screech, saw whet and snowy — ...

How to identify: These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head ...