According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a male Mockingbird may learn up to 200 songs in its lifetime. Like the Nightingale, it is the lonely bachelor, the unmated male, who sings all night, often ...

A barred owl. Photo from the Explorer archive. Owls make up a significant niche of the birds of prey family. Of the order of strigiformes, they come in many different shapes and sizes. Some may ...

Many people enjoy birding, looking for wild birds that either nest in our area or migrate through in spring and fall. For homeowners, it’s a good idea to put out sunflower seeds, suet, a water bath ...

Who gives a “hoot” about mascots and their appearances? A lot of people, apparently, enough to think two burrowing owls from Boca Raton are sexy. Owlsley the Owl and Hoot the Owl were named the 20th ...

A migratory wild owl spotted in Hong Kong over the past week has attracted scores of photographers, sparking a warning from an environmental group after a video of wildlife enthusiasts provoking the ...

The home of poet and non-fiction writer Polly Atkin is surrounded by tawny owls. They are the most common owl in Britain, ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 breeding pairs, though we don't know exactly how ...

Deep underground, explorers followed the sound of water — until they heard something else. Their GoPro footage captured eerie, rhythmic sounds echoing through the cave’s tunnels, growing louder the ...

In the latest episode of our occasional series dealing with local birds that Shakespeare featured in his plays, Steve Sutherland explains the bard’s fascination with the owl. “Hark! Peace!/ It was the ...

Ahead of facing the Cardinals on Monday Night Football, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer had an owl fly into his home on Thursday. Schottenheimer’s wife, Gemmi, posted photos and videos of the owl ...