The goggle-eyed Cuban screech owl gets its other common name, bare-legged owl, from its featherless lower appendages. While most of the world’s more than 200 owl species wear feathers down to ...

The large northwest subspecies max­welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are ...

The Eastern Screech Owl is an expert in camouflage, their feathers allow them to easily blend in with hollow trunks and tree bark. The average length is 8.5 inches, and their weight is six ounces.

An astonishing number of insects have evolved survival mechanisms that involve mimicry, camouflage, and disguise. In the case of orange-and-black butterflies, the viceroy has evolved a striking ...

A rehabilitated baby screech owl was released into the wild, contrasting with the rodenticide-related deaths of three great ...

Key Characteristics: Barn owls are distinguished by their heart-shaped facial disc, pale coloration, and exceptional low-light vision. Their distinctive facial discs help channel sound to their ...

Junaid Khan on Unsplash While working on a house in Cheektowaga, New York, on July 16, someone noticed a baby screech owl sitting on the driveway. The infant was alive but not moving, WGRZ reported.

I’ve borrowed the title of this column from Geoffrey E. Hill, who wrote the book “Bird Coloration” (2010). In the chapter ...

Movie"When children mysteriously go missing, an unlikely alliance forms between a relentless private detective and a bitter Vietnam war veteran, together they must confront their inner demons to ...