My love affair with owls bloomed slowly. In fact, until recently, they terrified me—I wanted to be nowhere near their hooked beaks, sharp talons and wide eyes. My phobia peaked when I shared a ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Halloween is almost here which means... we might see some spooky critters! We're seeing plenty of real life spiders and webs, but some people might even catch glimpses of owls and bats ...

The notion of owls as wise birds has its roots in Ancient Greece and mythology. "Owls have enthralled humanity for centuries, earning a reputation for wisdom that persists into modern society," said ...

LOWELL — At night, the solar-powered eyes of “The Night Watchwoman” will shine out over the Riverwalk Footbridge that spans the Concord River, as the monumental owl sculpture, mounted to the top of ...

It was well north of 3 a.m. when the soft hooting of a distant great horned owl pulled me from the gentle arms of Morpheus, that mythological god of sleep and dreams. In the heat and stillness of the ...

Owls are associated with intelligence, which isn’t surprising, because these birds have incredible smarts and even distinct personalities, as ecologist Carl Safina learned firsthand. After he and his ...

White owls signify change, transformation, and inner wisdom. White owls, otherwise known as snowy owls, are often featured in fictional stories about magic, mysteries, witches, and wizards, which is ...

Birders searching for owls to photograph or observe often start at dusk, hoping to find them during their active times at ...

Owls have gotten particularly bad PR over the last several years for their potential to harm humans. But experts say that most attacks — though they can be dramatic, swooping, flapping events — will ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...