Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors—harriers. A new study led by Canadian and Australian researchers has found ...

which have the biggest facial discs of any owl, can detect prey even under 18 inches of snow. A snowy owl flies over Maine. The cold-dwelling species breed on the Arctic tundra. Photograph by ...

Events include an Owl Prowl, a nest box workshop, and a meet and greet with some owls and other birds of prey. The Ridges Sanctuary is a 1,700-acre private, nonprofit nature preserve dedicated to ...

Harriers evolved super hearing abilities that rival owls, allowing them to detect and catch hidden prey using sound - not just sight.

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The owls don’t have a high survival rate from year to year, she said. They’re good prey for larger birds, like northern harriers. Poisoning, trapping and shooting of burrowing animals like ...

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For most of its stay, the owl seemed to be doing fine, with many anecdotes of it being active and catching prey. It did not appear to be starving. Yet, it was, for at least the final stages of its ...