One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...
The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also with ...
The cute endearing barn owl orphans that wildlife rehabilitator Pearl Beamer cared for and released in Pungo recently have one not so endearing quality. They are noisy little rascals and they made ...
The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics. The way ...
Photographs of “naked” owls ruffled the internet’s feathers — even though the raptors appeared to lack their own. Bet Lott, a raptor specialist at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, confirmed to ...
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 ...
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Seeing a barn owl out in the open during daylight is a good sign something is very wrong. This bird ordinarily roosts in a hidden spot during the day, taking flight to hunt only as ...
The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also with ...
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 ...