This winter, starting in late November, a Short-eared Owl in West Dennis established a pattern of showing up each late ...

Ohio’s six species of regularly occurring owls are generally much easier to hear than see. The big three in central Ohio are the barred owl, eastern screech owl and great horned owl. While barred owls ...

The short-eared owl is a bird of open spaces -- tundra, marshes, grasslands. It is also the owl most likely to be seen hunting in daylight. Owls rely heavily on sound to find their prey. The circular ...

I am no stranger to winter weather. After all, I do live in the frozen northland. So, I really didn’t think much about it when I went out the other day to photograph some owls. I had in mind the shot ...

A short-eared owl is about 36-40 centimetres long with a wing span of 98-104 centimetres. They are a non-breeding species here found on coasts and near estuaries in autumn, winter and spring. A ...

A combination of preparation, luck and patience paid off for a hobby photographer who managed to shoot a dramatic photograph of a migrating short-eared owl. Michael Simmons was camped on the verge by ...