Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

While any time of year is good to put up an owl box, "winter is the optimal time," according to state ornithologist Allisyn-Marie Gillet. "This is a great time of year since owls are looking for ...

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, listening for the slightest rustling of what could be its next meal. With one-inch talons and a grip ...

Dot Bramall set up the volunteer group with her husband George in 1995 A couple who started trying to reverse the falling number of barn owls in part of Cheshire 30 years ago have been remembered for ...

"Thank you for the honor you bestowed on our family," wrote Katie McBride Newman, who found the bird perched in her family's Christmas tree Much to the surprise of one Georgia family, their Christmas ...

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...

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A couple who started trying to reverse the falling number of barn owls in part of Cheshire 30 years ago have been remembered for their conservation efforts. When Dot and George Bramall moved to the ...