Because they're nocturnal, we usually know owls only by their hoots. And they've been hooting plenty of late. It's time. Now begins breeding season for owls — usually the first birds of the season to ...

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They’re tiny, they're adorable and they’re Cape Coral’s official bird. We’re talking, of course, about burrowing owls. Everyone loves the soda-can-sized raptors, it seems, and this Saturday gives you ...

Owls have a long and storied history in human culture, appearing in everything from ancient mythology to the Harry Potter books. But there’s much more to these amazing creatures than their place in ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Last week's moment of nature video featured owls on Plum Island off the Massachusetts coast. I've written about owls several times in this space, including snow owls and short-eared owls. Owls have ...

One dark December morning, as I headed out with my dog for some exercise, I met a young man carrying an aluminum ladder. Since it was nearly Christmas, I asked if he was decorating a random tree to ...

Near Hermiston, Oregon is a sprawling site that was once an active Army depot. Built in 1941, it eventually became known as the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Deadly agents like sarin gas were housed in ...