Bears are symbols of power and resilience. Birds are symbols of freedom and mystery. At first glance, these two creatures ...

Google “owl silent flight,” and you’ll find a dramatic video of an experiment by BBC Earth some years ago comparing the flight noise of a pigeon, a peregrine falcon and a barn owl.

A barn owl that was found in serious distress and entangled by fishing line in Goleta last month has been released back to its habitat near Stow House after a three-week rehabilitation.

The legs are skinny and long and being that this species is a “bird-of-prey,” the talons on the feet are quite impressive. The Barn Owl is the only member of their genus that live north of Mexico.

The evening was a celebration and unveiling of the school’s new mascot, Talon the Owl, who debuted by emerging into the gymnasium to hype up the crowd just prior to the start of a four-set ...

The barn owl’s talons are wrapped with fishing line. Susie Clothier Photography photo “The barn owl was caught in a fishing line in and around its talons some 35 feet above ground,” Clothier ...

The photo shows a barn owl in graceful flight, its pale wings outstretched and gliding effortlessly across a backdrop of deep green foliage.

3. Check the weather Barn owls prefer not to hunt in very rainy or windy conditions; their feathers are very soft – for silent flight – and are not very waterproof.

Superb Owl: How an internet typo took flight and became a fine-feathered celebration It's a meme, pop culture phenomenon and an earnest way to appreciate the nocturnal hunters on football Sunday ...

GOLETA, Calif.-A Barn Owl found caught in a fishing line is back in the wild. The Ojai Raptor Center released the owl at The Stow House in Goleta before sunset on Saturday.

The Talon-A could provide DoD with a reusable, more affordable platform to test and validate high-speed components, subsystems and other technologies.