Swimming is not natural for owls, but it’s a last resort to avoid being prey. This snowy owl likely ended up in the water after a failed hunting attempt, leaving it to swim to shore. Since swimming is ...

CHICAGO -- A Great horned owl dove into Lake Michigan and began swimming after two Peregrine falcons forced it into the water. Steven Spitzer was at Loyola Park Beach in Chicago's Rogers Park ...

Steven Spitzer CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Great horned owl dove into Lake Michigan and began swimming after two Peregrine falcons forced it into the water on December 2, 2014 (PHOTOS: Steven Spitzer).

Strong Island Animal Rescue League in New York rescues great horned owl from swimming pool Port Jefferson, New York-based Strong Island Animal Rescue saved a great horned owl from drowning in a ...

Officers responded to a noise complaint at a residence in the 8800 block of Apison Pike. Upon their arrival the noise was found to be coming from a barn owl that had got itself stranded during the ...

Owls Only Hit the Water for a Handful of Reasons Owls can swim, but it’s not something that happens often. They prefer to be in the air or safely guarding their nests. The closest an owl willingly ...