It was well north of 3 a.m. when the soft hooting of a distant great horned owl pulled me from the gentle arms of Morpheus, that mythological god of sleep and dreams. In the heat and stillness of the ...

Step out into the cool night air and listen for the owls. Great horned owls are found in their territories all year round, and can be heard occasionally performing their classic hooting songs in any ...

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 ...

None answered that night, but the seed was planted. For about $10 at a local hunting supplies shop, I bought a handheld call you blow into to simulate the vocalization of a barred owl. Hunters use the ...

Owls have a way of grabbing our attention. Their calm faces, big, round eyes, and quiet night flights make them one of 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 ...

Standing on the red rocks of the Papago Buttes, Lisa Shender held a small speaker above her head that emitted the highpitched screech of the barn owl. Shender, an Arizona Game and Fish Department ...

It was a hoot on Good Morning Twin Tiers as we welcomed a special guest for this week’s Tanglewood Tuesday, Sophie, a great ...