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, ...

Hovering over a target helps giant-faced Great Gray owls pinpoint prey hidden beneath as much as two feet of snow. Several of the owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, ...

Each of these predators must hunt successfully several times each day. The owls I watched were consistently successful. The short-eared owl is a bird of open spaces -- tundra, marshes, grasslands. It ...

Several of great gray owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, help them correct for sonic distortions caused by snow, enabling them to find hidden, moving food with ...