"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s something so awe-inspiring about catching sight of an owl. Unlike almost all other birds of prey, ...

Five Halloween black-clad witches stand watch in our front yard. Robins strut around them to search the ground for worms, oblivious to the evil omens foretelling "toil and trouble," as in ...

With the appearance of a snowy owl Wednesday, the suite of predators that visit the Red River Valley from the north is complete. The snowy owl was a first of the season for me, and I've had only one ...

Scientists found that young robins reduce feeding and delay flights when predator owls call during migration stops.

There’s something so awe-inspiring about catching sight of an owl. Unlike almost all other birds of prey, most of these magnificent raptors are nocturnal, often remaining hidden to humans. Even ...

The late evening and nighttime melody my wife and I enjoy this time of year suggested the topic of today’s column. So, I’ll start with one of the fiercest (my brother likely still has the scars in his ...

Though other flighted creatures rule park skies by day, after the sun goes down, the forest belongs to the owls.

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High atop the branches of an Eastern white pine, the alarm sounds near midnight. “Hoo-hoohoo-hoo” goes the call. It’s the unmistakable hoot of Pennsylvania’s own tiger of the air – the great horned ...