If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl. They often patrol roadsides as well as towns, cities and wild lands for ...

Nocturnal animals use a variety of senses as they hunt at night. For many, hearing has become the dominant sense. In the case of barn owls, their hearing has been enhanced thanks to the asymmetrical ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...

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 ...

There definitely are barn owls in Minnesota, more than anybody ever thought there were. "I am utterly amazed at that," said Bob Janssen when he learned of recordings recently made of barn owl ...

Watch your backyard come to life as amazing owl species swoop through the night skies. Get to know the types of owls you ...