Owl fights back to ruffle thief's feathers

"The theft had seemed to be going so well. It had been pretty simple to whisk Addy the barn owl from her loving owners' home, and Jason Denton was thinking of the handsome profit he would make in cashing in on the craze for pet owls inspired by the Harry Potter...

Tiny rare owl spotted in Peru reserve

An extremely rare species of tiny owl has been seen in the wild for the first time, the American Bird Conservancy said Thursday. The long-whiskered owlet, one of the world's smallest owls, was discovered in 1976. Researchers have caught a few specimens in nets after dark but...

There's Much to Learn from an Owl

By Bill Sherwonit     I first become aware of the owl in mid-September, while strolling along a favorite forest trail in east Anchorage. Caught up in my thoughts, not really paying attention to the woods around me, I would have walked right past the large, silent...