Borth headed into the forested area in Kamloops on Feb. 8 looking to find a northern pygmy owl and found one perched on top ...

Winter poses a stiff challenge for birds that remain at our latitude through the season, and the vagaries of winter weather ...

Mason said people are attracted to owls for their large, forward-facing eyes and their sit-and-wait approach to ambushing prey, which is ... poison" — when they eat small animals.

Snowy owls eat a range of prey, including rodents and waterfowl. Lemmings are a primary prey species for the owls. The nomadic behavior of snowy owls could have caused them to be double- or triple ...