Life can be gut-punching with illnesses, a million causes of loneliness, and the permanence of death. (Oh boy. I’m being fun ...

By @agoetzfilm - This is how I feel about this week… this barred owl chick had just left the nest the night before, and is now in the "branching," phase of it's young life. During this time, owlets ...

Sitting on our back deck enjoying the late afternoon sun, I hear that familiar refrain emanating from the forest: “Who cooks ...

The Hoopa Valley Tribe was recently awarded a $4.5 million grant for the removal of barred owls from local forests as part of ...

Though similar to the barred owl, the northern spotted owl is slightly smaller and ... large accumulations of woody debris, snags, and tree deformities. Trees with broken tops, deformed limbs, and ...

were surpassing the spotted owl throughout much of its territory. Barred owls are slightly larger, more aggressive, and prefer the same nesting trees as spotted owls. They produced more young and ...

Liebezeit noted that human activities inadvertently facilitated the barred owl’s westward expansion. “Things like planting rows of trees in the Midwest created a bridge for barred owls to ...

The research team faced unique challenges in capturing barred owls. The team deployed a variety of strategies, including a stuffed owl toy named Judas. "Judas was supposed to lure territorial owls ...

A state park in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp is a popular place for camping, especially for people who want to disconnect from ...