Snowy owls, which have been described as both mysterious and charismatic, are sadly only periodic visitors to Northeast Ohio. One winter they’re here, hanging out along a break wall in Cleveland ...

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic ... himself locked in the sights of another creature: a Ural owl. He looked into her ebony eyes and softly fringed, heart-shaped ...

Barn owl eggs are usually laid in April, with fledging beginning in June or July depending on the weather. However, the latest brood fledged - that is, learned to fly - in December, causing shock ...