This compelling finale follows the long journey of tracking and photographing the majestic barn owl across the scenic English countryside. Witness the intense patience required for high-end wildlife ...

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

A team of biology and optics researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Spain has found that the unique undercoating of the barn owl helps to make it less visible to prey when flying under ...

It silently snatches its prey in the night. It’s one of the most widely distributed birds in the world. It’s the barn owl! In general, owls are awesome. You hardly ever get to see them and when you do ...

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...

What I call the Owl Relativity Theory could add solidity to the idea that barn owls have much wider distribution in Minnesota than ever imagined. These could be itinerant barn owls, but barn owls ...

Owls are not just beautiful night hunters—they’re also incredible allies in keeping rodent populations in check. By creating safe roosting spots, avoiding harmful chemicals, and preserving natural ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or ...