Lately, you may have heard them: “hoot” owls. No such critter named “hoot owl” appears in any field guide, but their calls earn them the moniker. The “hoo-hoo-hoo” kinds of calls belong to either ...

Don’t let owls’ cute faces fool you—they’re deadly predators. This duality is part of what makes them so mysterious to humans. And their contradictions don’t end there: Their hoots are among the most ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

Snowy owls look calm and mysterious from the outside, but they have far more odd habits than most people realise. They don’t behave like the typical owls we see in stories or on TV, and many of their ...

Winter is a time of plenty for owls. The nights are very long, and the days are painfully short. I was reminded of this the other day while out photographing and filming a wild Barred Owl sleeping in ...

Until this recent cold snap, I’ve been sleeping with my bedroom windows open at night. On some nights I can hear owls hooting back and forth. Is it mating season already? Good for you, Keith, I love ...