Snowy owls, bubo scandiacus, are one of the largest owls in the world. They are 20 to 27 inches (50 to 68 centimeters) long and stand 27 inches (68 centimeters) tall. Their wingspan is an impressive 4.2 to 5.5 feet (1.2 to 1.6 meters) and they weigh 2.4 to 6.5 pounds (1.1 to 3 kilograms). ...
The northern spotted owl, strix occidentalis caurina, is one of the largest owls in North America. They measure 16.5 to 19 inches (41 to 48 centimeters) long and have a wingspan that reaches 45 to 48 inches (114 to 122 centimeters) from wingtip to wingtip. They weigh 1 to 2 pounds (0.45 to 0.9 kilograms) ...
Amazing facts about the beautiful Great Horned Owl – They don’t have horns – The two things sticking up from the Great Horned owls head are tufts of feathers called Plumicorns. They are not horns or ears. Their ears are different from each other – Owls hear exceptionally well because one ear is positioned higher ...
“Batman: The Night of the Owls” is the sort of comic book event graphic novels were created for. It’s an epic tale spread out across several of the Bat-Family books to show the impact the crisis had on our super heroes and Gotham City. Several different monthly titles are collected here including All-Star Western, Batman, ...
Bird watching can be both exciting and relaxing, but when it comes to owls and bird watching, it can sometimes be spectacular. Although you will rarely catch sight of owls in Houston, Texas during the day, you can often glimpse them as the sun is setting or in the early dawn. There are several species ...
Owls are around, scarily, eerily silent in the dark. Nocturnal creatures watch while we sleep, not seen and seldom heard. On a recent spooky night though, two owls made their presence known in the dark of my own back yard. In the middle of night, as I was drifting off into twilight sleep, I heard ...