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9 fascinating burrowing owl facts

Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and ...

Owl at Deanna Rose Farmstead reveals true identity after 14 years

An interesting twist was discovered this week at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead in Overland Park, Kansas. After 14 years of thinking their owl Zeus was a male, “Zeus” surprised the farmstead with an ...
Southern Living

How To Attract Owls To Your Yard—And Why You’ll Be Glad You Did

Owls are nocturnal creatures that we rarely get to see up close, but there is one really good reason to attract them. This is ...
The Indianapolis Star

These owls used to live in barns. Now both the birds and barns are rare

Indiana has a rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but growth and development have changed some of those fragile ecosystems and threaten the wildlife they support. IndyStar ...
New York Post

Beloved Long Island barn owl Nebula still missing after 3 weeks with ‘no credible sightings’

This may remain a hoot-dunit. Nebula, the six-year-old fugitive European barn owl, remains on the lam nearly three weeks after hightailing it from a Long Island nature sanctuary. “There have been no ...
New York Post

Search continues for popular Long Island barn owl who flew the coop: ‘Keep eyes and ears open’

Look whooo’s gone missing again! A popular barn owl with a history of wanderlust has once again gone AWOL from a Long Island Nature Center. Nebula, a 6-year-old captive-bred European barn owl, somehow ...
Oregonian

Screaming is a good sign: How a TikTok-famous rescued barn owl is doing now

Lexie Echols received an urgent call from her sister-in-law in late May. Driving through green pastures southeast of Corvallis, something had caught her attention. A barn owl was trapped on a barbed ...
Oregonian

Barn owl snagged by barbed wire saved by Oregon passersby, wildlife rescue team

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women in a now viral TikTok that has garnered millions of views. Lexie Echols, ...
The Fresno Bee

Silent and deadly, barn owls become farmers’ best friends in California pest control

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, listening for the slightest rustling of what could be its next meal. With one-inch talons and a grip ...
The Providence Journal

Want owls in your yard? Build an owl box. Here's how and where to put it

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...
CNN

An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Flying slowly and ...