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 ...

Fuzzy white feathers appeared as Gillet gently lifted a 1-month-old barn owl out, carefully holding its sharp-taloned feet with a firm grip. The owlet was one of five that had aluminum bands, provided ...

I got an interesting call recently. The question of the day was, “Do owls dig dens into dirt embankments?” My first thought was of the burrowing owl, but the description the caller gave me more ...

Brandon Ponder was mowing when he noticed a ball of white fluff in the tall grass. He jumped off his tractor for a closer look and instantly recognized it as a baby owl. A big, wooden nest box hung in ...

A 55 million-year-old owl fossil with "murder feet" has recently been described. Based on its preserved foot bones, this ancient avian predator likely hunted like a hawk — killing its prey with ...

ANTIGO - Marge Gibson carefully cradled the juvenile barn owl and looked into its eyes. "You are just perfect," said Gibson, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and executive director of Raptor ...