Upon arrival, King Owlbert was healthy, but a bit thin, weighing 52 grams (roughly two ounces). Northern pygmy-owls typically ...

We have two words for you: Elf. Owl. They're worth a Google, we swear! Elf Owls are incredibly small birds that are positively adorable. As one animal expert recently learned himself. The man showed ...

Watch the elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, hunt food for its chicks. Despite their small size, these owls are able to tackle prey almost as big and powerful as themselves. Anna’s Hummingbird ...

Roy Rodriguez has seen hundreds of bird species in his lifetime, but the lead interpreter at the state-run World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, ...

AMHERST - A high-pitched, staccato sound dominates the autumn night in a woodlot outside Amherst. "What do you say we go check the nets?" says Dale Matheson of Amherst. Matheson was polite to ask. But ...

The Almanack shares a compilation of its five best owl feature stories over the years, pulled from the archives.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The smallest owl in Ukraine, the pygmy owl, lives in the deep forests of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve. As reported in the reserve, 39 locations of this species are ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — The Island County Sheriff’s Office's (ICSO) cute ride-along passenger last week was quite the hoot. A northern saw-whet owl, affectionately named "Philbert," was discovered ...

Ravensbeard officials estimated the owl hadn’t eaten for three days as the Rockefeller traveled from Oneonta, N.Y., this week. It was only when workers were unwrapping the massive spruce that they saw ...