The hoots of the great horned owl, the most common owl species in San Diego County, are something we hear throughout the year ...

In my last column, I mentioned a just-for-fun goal of seeing or hearing 25 bird species in my yard in 2024 before the first day of spring. I came up just short, and one unexpected miss was Great ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, often laying eggs by late January. Great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen, with their call being a series of deep ...

It’s dusk, and you’re outside taking down the last of the Christmas decorations. Suddenly, you hear what sounds like a ping-pong ball that just got dropped. It starts out slow, accelerates in tempo ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

In your backyard or at a campsite, you may hear some interesting coos and even screeches in the night. With their beautiful arrangements of feathers, silent flight, 270-degree swiveling necks and big ...

Minnesota (WCCO) -- Minnesota is home to a number of owl species, including the barred, screech and great horned owls. It's also the only place in North America with a center dedicated to studying ...