GRANTS PASS, Ore — Albert the Barn Owl is the newest member of the team of animal ambassadors at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center by way of Utah. Albert joined executive director ...
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 ...
The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also with ...
The cute endearing barn owl orphans that wildlife rehabilitator Pearl Beamer cared for and released in Pungo recently have one not so endearing quality. They are noisy little rascals and they made ...
When Scott Rashid opened the door to a barn owl nesting box Tuesday, hissing sounds filled the surrounding area. The three owlets inside seemed frightened. But they didn’t need to be. The scientist ...
How to identify: These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head ...
A ghostly figure bursts out of the church belfry, utters an unearthly shriek, and glides silently off over the fields. Are Halloween spirits abroad? Did you just see a ghost? No, you were fortunate to ...
Lyrics from a folksong by Pete Seeger asked, “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” ...
Alex Gren couldn’t believe her luck. The rising Penn State senior from Zionsville, a graduate of Emmaus High School, took advantage last week of being one of the first people in the state to witness a ...