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 ...

BELLE GLADE, Fla. — Dr. Richard Raid is a plant pathologist. He works at the University of Florida Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade. He's making his rounds on the property. But ...

Barn owls swoop down on rodents and swallow them whole – gophers, voles and mice, gone in a few gulps. But how do they keep down all that food? Well, they don’t. In a few stomach-turning steps, they ...

Nest boxes can encourage owls to stick around your yard, but it's best if they're made of untreated wood. This centuries-old technique helps protect them.

Casper the barn owl may look calm perched on his handler’s glove, but in the wild, survival is anything but easy.

GRAFTON — This Sunday at 5:30 p.m. the Grafton Community Church will feature Bard Owl, with T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, as part of its 2025 Evensong Music Series. In lieu of morning ...

ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa (WHTM) — On May 12, Lynn Hess’s 200-year-old bank barn burned to the ground. “All that was left was the main beam and the frame,” Hess says. Not only did he lose the barn but a lot ...

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage. The high-sulfur environment on such islands influences the birds’ coloration, researchers report March 13 in the Journal ...

Rodent pests have always been a problem in Sonoma County. If you spend time on Nextdoor, you’ll notice a steady stream of people seeking recommendations for rodent control companies. And who in the ...