The Great Grey Owl practices tireless hunting efforts. This has to do with the owl’s decision not to migrate, but instead to remain in the same location year-round. Consequently, during the winter, ...
The secret to the great grey owl’s hunting success is its enormous facial disk, which channels sounds like a radar dish. - [Narrator] She wanders endlessly in search of pray. It's here, somewhere in ...
Several of great gray owls' physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, help them correct for sonic distortions caused by snow, enabling them to find hidden, moving food with ...
As they swoop down on mice at night, the prey have no idea what's coming. This is because owls are the experts of silent flight. By studying how the birds manage this stealthy feat, scientists have ...
Bradley W. Parks / OPB Laura Acevedo and Sally Compton teamed up to carry the large crate to the middle of a grassy meadow near Sunriver in Central Oregon. The moon overhead was gaining strength as ...
I was snowshoeing on our property near the Canadian border Saturday afternoon when I saw the bird from a distance, perched high atop a willow tree. At first glance, it looked like some kind of animal ...
Hovering over a target helps giant-faced Great Gray owls pinpoint prey hidden beneath as much as two feet of snow. Several of the owls’ physical features, especially parts of their wings and face, ...