"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s something so awe-inspiring about catching sight of an owl. Unlike almost all other birds of prey, ...

Gonzalez and Buster were park of the Hawktober event, held at Dos Picos County Park in Ramona on Oct. 18. Hawktober at the ...

Five Halloween black-clad witches stand watch in our front yard. Robins strut around them to search the ground for worms, oblivious to the evil omens foretelling "toil and trouble," as in ...

With the appearance of a snowy owl Wednesday, the suite of predators that visit the Red River Valley from the north is complete. The snowy owl was a first of the season for me, and I've had only one ...

Fleeing isn’t the only way by which songbirds can protect themselves against predators. Many songbird species are known to engage in mobbing, where they gather aggressively around a bird of prey, ...

I had my second encounter with a great gray owl last week. After completing a day’s work, I went to the Spencer Mountain system on the north end where several trails embark from near the mouth of ...

It’s been my pleasure to enjoy almost daily serenades by an Eastern screech owl residing in the woods around my home. The small owl’s shivery wailing calls usually start around dusk and can continue ...

High atop the branches of an Eastern white pine, the alarm sounds near midnight. “Hoo-hoohoo-hoo” goes the call. It’s the unmistakable hoot of Pennsylvania’s own tiger of the air – the great horned ...

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The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or nightfall. Though vultures, hawks, ...

Last Wednesday was not a typical day at work for Edwards resident Darryl Dagen. A fly-fishing guide of 21 years, Dagen was ...