The Great Grey Owl practices tireless hunting efforts. This has to do with the owl’s decision not to migrate, but instead to remain in the same location year-round. Consequently, during the winter, ...
Each of these predators must hunt successfully several times each day. The owls I watched were consistently successful. The short-eared owl is a bird of open spaces -- tundra, marshes, grasslands. It ...
You might assume that if you want to spy an owl, you’d have to stay up and wait late into the night. Which is what I’ve found myself doing often … waiting. But Paul Bannick knows better. He explains ...
Bird was one of two spotted in Fremont County this winter outside the normal wintering range. One witness called the fatality ...
Hovering over a target helps giant-faced Great Gray owls pinpoint prey hidden beneath as much as two feet of snow. Several of the owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, ...
Several of great gray owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, help them correct for sonic distortions caused by snow, enabling them to find hidden, moving food with ...