Of all the creative ways to strike up a gobble, the owl hoot is a tried-and-true classic. But in all the times you’ve let “who cooks for you” rip, have you ever stopped to wonder why turkeys often ...

An owl’s head does not, in fact, turn a full 360 degrees. Its ear holes are lopsided in order to better pinpoint sound and locate prey. And, on some species, feathers glow under ultraviolet light.

Lately, you may have heard them: “hoot” owls. No such critter named “hoot owl” appears in any field guide, but their calls earn them the moniker. The “hoo-hoo-hoo” kinds of calls belong to either ...

Standing on the red rocks of the Papago Buttes, Lisa Shender held a small speaker above her head that emitted the highpitched screech of the barn owl. Shender, an Arizona Game and Fish Department ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North America.

Hoot Owl Creek is a small tributary of the Russian River in Alexander Valley, northeast of Healdsburg. Presumably, you can sometimes hear the calling of owls there. A “hoot owl” can be one of several ...

Uhu, a Eurasian eagle-owl at the International Owl Center in Houston, Minn., rests its head on the shoulder of Karla Bloem, the center's director. --or on a quiet walk in the woods. I'm talking about ...