Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

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 ...

OAK HARBOR, Ohio (WTVG) - Owl mania is taking over Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The sanctuary for birds and bird watchers on the shoreline of Lake Erie built an international audience this year ...

Photographs of “naked” owls ruffled the internet’s feathers — even though the raptors appeared to lack their own. Bet Lott, a raptor specialist at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, confirmed to ...