Peleg Held weaves his story-poem with a sly and beautifully bracing use of rhyme and phrasing, and like the best, oldest, and darkest of its kind, this origin myth of the owl also hints at ...

He said the owl had been sitting on her eggs all day ... Eastern Screech owls are short and stocky birds with distinct pointed ear tuffs. Their mostly grey or reddish tone of fur with bands ...

The other was an adult screech owl, sitting on a low branch. Ear tufts pointed skyward, its regal countenance was as fierce as an African death mask. The owl seemed supremely confident ...

The eastern screech-owl is a short, stocky bird, with a large head and almost no neck. Its wings are rounded; its tail is short and square. Pointed ear tufts are often raised, lending its head a ...

An owl’s facial disk, resembling a satellite dish with funnellike indentations around each eye, helps channel the quietest of ...

They are the second smallest owl in Massachusetts, after the diminutive Northern Saw-whet, said Petersen. As with most raptors, females are larger than males. Screech-owls have pointed ear tufts ...

These creatures are the largest type of owl in the state and are known for their pointed ear tufts and loud screeches. Want to get a glimpse of Athena and her babies in real-time? You can watch ...

Inside was the carefully collected and preserved wing of a short-eared owl. Here, he said ... collected by Iowa State avian ecologist Stephen Dinsmore) and pointed out the three-part “owl hush kit” ...