Barred owls are smaller than great horned owls and are found in much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. They weigh between 630 and 800 grams (1.4 to 1.8 pounds) and have a ...

With long legs and big, three-toed feet, it can deliver fast, powerful kicks if it feels threatened. Emus don’t usually attack people– most cases happen when someone tries to pet or feed them.

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

Barred owls, with their vivid brown stripes, are acting like bullies of the forest in the Northwest, driving their smaller cousins, the northern spotted owl, to the brink of extinction.

You too can have a resident barred owl. Several years ago a couple renting our “cabin in the woods” put up a barred owl nesting box. Apparently it was the right size and the right height and ...

Barred Owls steal the spotlight at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where they seem to enjoy being photographed.

A barred owl recently took up residence in the Natick Home Depot's garden center. The owl's presence symbolizes adaptation to changing habitats and food sources. While the store provides ample ...

The numbers of spotted owls continued to plummet. Last August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed off on a controversial Barred Owl Management Strategy that relies on hiring sharpshooters to ...

Barred owls, with their vivid brown stripes, are acting like bullies of the forest in the Northwest, driving their smaller cousins, the northern spotted owl, to the brink of extinction. Once ...