A dockside owl rescue turned into a successful wildlife handoff after several young barn owls were found nesting in a loft above the water. As they neared the age to leave the nest, there was concern ...

Barn owls pull off something that seems almost impossible: striking prey with lethal accuracy in pitch-black darkness, guided ...

Tens of thousands of viewers have fallen completely captivated by a North Carolina barn owl family, but the nest cam has ...

More than 62,000 people from around the world tuned in to watch the live births of barn owls in North Carolina this spring, ...

Springtime is birthing season for many wildlife species. This spring, over 62,000 people watched and listened remotely as the ...

Ecosystems that are bathed in light during the day change profoundly at night. As the sun fades from the land, nocturnal life emerges, with the barn owl (Tyto alba) among them. Barn owls are iconic ...

White barn owls are effective killing machines. They fly silently through the night air and swoop down on unsuspecting prey with their sharp talons. But they have something you would think goes ...

White barn owls scare the bejesus out of their rodent prey, making them easier to catch. Image Credit: Alexandre Roulin, University of Lausanne Share Being white can make it tough to blend in—if ...

I got an interesting call recently. The question of the day was, “Do owls dig dens into dirt embankments?” My first thought was of the burrowing owl, but the description the caller gave me more ...

Three barn owls peek out of a nest box in Davis. A UC Davis study found the best time to clean nest boxes is in the fall, before the owls' winter breeding season. (Ryan Bourbour/UC Davis) When it ...

ESCONDIDO — For homeowners seeking a natural way to get rid ofrodents, Escondido resident Pat Burke has an unorthodox answer:Bribery. Barn owls live on a diet of rats, mice and gophers, andaccording ...

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 ...