Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An adult great horned owl watches his surroundings. It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The ...

Of all the creative ways to strike up a gobble, the owl hoot is a tried-and-true classic. But in all the times you’ve let “who cooks for you” rip, have you ever stopped to wonder why turkeys often ...

This story was originally published in October 2021. People often ask where I find the inspiration to write a different column every week. Sometimes I get inspiration from alert readers. For instance, ...

One group of birds simultaneously fascinates while remaining nearly unknown in practice: the owls. Owls are not uncommon in Marin. Many neighborhoods are home to great horned owls, screech and barn ...

Spend enough time in an old-growth forest or out on a high desert trail and you’ll eventually hear one: the deep, sonorous hoot of a great horned owl, or the barred owl’s unmistakable “who cooks for ...

DEAR JOAN: We live in an urban area of San Jose, and sometimes at night hear the hooting of an owl of some sort. Recently we heard that repeated hooting, but interspersed with a call that I can only ...

Atlanta — The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to survive in a world altered by humans. The gorgeous creature with ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...