Owls are some of the best-known birds in the world, famous for their hooting calls and their excellent eyesight. There are ...

The Great Grey Owl practices tireless hunting efforts. This has to do with the owl’s decision not to migrate, but instead to remain in the same location year-round. Consequently, during the winter, ...

Nicknamed the "ghosts of the forest," great grey owls are elusive. Photographer Ken Shults is on a quest to find and photograph these elegant owls. It’s dawn. The rising sun is just starting to break ...

DULUTH — Driving along Haines Road on April 3, I noticed a great gray owl sitting in the snow. Great gray owls are creatures of the boreal forest and only occasionally are found this far south. I was ...

It’s somehow odd to think that when I was young, it was widely assumed that dinosaurs did not care for their young. There’s even a type of dinosaur called an Oviraptor (egg stealer), named such ...

Before I tell you about my local owl viewing, let me share with you the Minnesota Ornithologists Union's web report on the current owl influx. As of Jan. 15 more than 1,700 great grays, 300 northern ...

Bird watchers are gathering at Capitol Brewery in Middleton after a Great Grey Owl took up a perch for the past few days. Grey Owls are typically not seen this far south. No weather data available ...

GRAND FORKS – Robert W. Nero died Jan. 23, four weeks past his 100th birthday. Such longevity itself is remarkable, but that’s not the reason to celebrate Nero’s life in this column. Instead, the ...

It takes a pretty impressive bird to make me want to go to Minnesota in the winter — and the great gray owl is just that impressive. It isn’t the largest owl in America, it just looks like it is.