Barn owls are nocturnal birds of prey that are known for their distinctive heart-shaped faces and haunting calls. They’re not very large, with an average weight of only about a pound, but they are ...

Tmaag Photography (@tmaagphotography) shared a fun video on Instagram recently of a Golden Retriever named River visiting the ...

Owls, like most creatures, “sometimes just hit the road and go,” said raptor expert Erik Stauber, a retired wildlife veterinary professor from Washington State University. So when he spotted an odd ...

Three owl species move into our area from the north, one nearly every winter, others more erratically. We met the regular visitor last week, the snowy owl. The other, less frequent wanderers are the ...

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center welcomed a cute new addition to its aviary and the public can meet him as soon as this weekend. Pip, a Northern Hawk Owl chick, was bred for conservation education ...

On a fine, sunny day in February (yes, there were a few of those!), a friend and I decided to snowshoe on the Lower Loop at Eaglecrest. The snow was very deep, after those heavy snowfalls earlier, but ...

Q: I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A: These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

Pip, a Northern Hawk Owl chick, takes a look around the room as he learns how to fly at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Pip died on Sunday, Shaver’s Creek announced.

Shaver’s Creek welcomed Pip, the first U.S.-bred Northern Hawk Owl for education. Pip’s arrival launches new programs and offers public meet-and-greet sessions. Pip offers rare research opportunity on ...