Reader Todd Mackinaw recently admired how the great horned owl can thrive from the Brooks Range in Alaska all the way to Uruguay in South America. The knee-high owl, known for its “plumicorns” — tufts ...

Woodman, Neal, Dove, Carla J., and Peurach, Suzanne C. 2005. "A curious pellet from a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)." Northeastern Naturalist, 12, (2) 127–132.

Where do you look for owls? Up in the trees, right? But sometimes, if you see some folks with binoculars assiduously scanning the ground beneath a canopy of pines or Norway spruce, they too might be ...

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 ...

Owls have long fascinated humanity, symbolizing wisdom and enigma across cultures. A particularly intriguing facet of these nocturnal creatures is their method of food processing, notably the ...

ST. LOUIS — Astrid, like all other birds of prey, swallows her smaller food whole, fur and all. She often throws up what’s left of her food, which is a pellet of bones, fur, and scales that she can’t ...