Birds Canada has tips for how can we still appreciate these amazing owl without causing harm? See some guidelines for observing and photographing owls Owl observation tips for birders and photographers
Owl observation tips for birders and photographers — Natural History Wanderings
Snowy Owl Is Spotted in Central Park, for First Time in 130 Years The hordes came running and the snow-white raptor became the latest celebrity bird of Manhattan. Read more Snowy Owl Is Spotted in Central Park, for First Time in 130 Years – The New York Times
Snowy Owl in Central Park, for First Time in 130 Years — Natural History Wanderings
From Los Padres ForestWatch Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Oil Drilling Regulations in National Forests Weaker regulations would apply to thousands of acres in the Los Padres National Forest.Read full story Governor Signs Rodenticide Ban to Protect Wildlife and Pets from Poisoning he law will help protect mountain lions, bobcats, owls, and other wildlife in Los […]
Los Padres Forest News — Natural History Wanderings
Giant Eagle Owl, aka Verreaux’s Owl, Botswana, Africa When the sun goes down and the night turns black this Halloween, there are plenty of wildlife creatures to send shivers up the spine. Owls, our most famous nocturnal creature, have serrated feathers for silent flight. They can glide right past you invisibly and soundlessly…all you know […]
Creatures of the Night — Jet Eliot
Bubo africanus The Spotted Eagle-owl is one of our most frequently encountered nocturnal birds, even in towns and cities where they can become quite confiding with humans (beware though that they will defend their nests ferociously!). They’re not very picky about their habitat and feed on an enormous variety of rodents and other small mammals, […]
Spotted Eagle-owl — de Wets Wild
UC- Berkeley News reports Spotted owl populations are in decline all along the West Coast, and as climate change increases the risk of large and destructive wildfires in the region, these iconic animals face the real threat of losing even more of their forest habitat. Rather than attempting to preserve the owl’s remaining habitat exactly as […]
via How Wildfire Management Can Impact Spotted Owls — Natural History Wanderings
Thirty thousand years before Harry Potter immortalized the Snowy Owl in popular culture, our European ancestors were drawing them on cave walls. Snowy owls breed on the treeless northern tundra of Alaska, Canada and Eurasia, using scrapes on snow free boulders, hummocks or rises as nests. Males select and defend their territory, while females choose […]
via Snowy Owls Are Tundra Terminators — The Adirondack Almanack
In “An island in Florida is paying residents to let a special owl burrow in their front yard,” Scottie Andrew (CNN) reports on Florida’s dwindling population of burrowing owls and an incentive that seems to be working on Marco Island, off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Florida’s dwindling population of burrowing owls is having trouble finding homes. […]
via Marco Island and Florida’s Burrowing Owl — Repeating Islands
This 14 December 2019 video is called 10 Most Beautiful Owl Birds on Planet Earth.
via Ten most beautiful owl species, video — Dear Kitty. Some blog
Photographer Brad Wilson specialises in studio portraits of wild animals, from birds to primates to the diverse wildlife of the African safari. His book Wild Life includes these portraits of different types of owls which were found at two wildlife sanctuaries and were recovering from various injuries Photos and Article by Brad Wilson.Long-eared owl Great […]
