Night sounds of nature, heard even in winter with windows closed, remind us of remarkable wildlife we don't often see, but live all around us.

The sound traveling to the ears arrives at a slightly different time, and in effect, the owl's brain uses this information to gauge the exact location of the sounds it is hearing.

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

The barrage of rifle shots was frightening enough, but as the sun set on the opening day of deer season last week, the cottonwoods boomed with an even eerier sound.

They are the guardians of the night, the watchers. As sharp as their eyes are, their ears are keener. They are silent killing machines, but to the Greeks, there were synonymous with wisdom. Who ...

And why at night? It was only after returning home and popping a cassette tape into my tape recorder (remember those days?) that I eventually found the same song and learned that it was an owl. Of all ...

Speaking of Nature: A romantic evening for two birders — To hear the wonderful sounds of the Saw-whet Owl one must go outside at night ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

Today, owls are considered to be creatures of beauty, wise and mysterious birds that are hunters of the night. Four species of owls are year-round Illinois residents, the barn owl, screech owl ...