A “routine” wildlife survey at a nature reserve in the United Arab Emirates took a turn when a staff member looked up at a ...

This fast-moving, nonmigratory true owl preys on small mammals that are active at night. Named for their appearance, which features white markings around their yellow eyes that look like ...

In the Inland Northwest, tiny owls with large, cartoonish yellow eyes manage to be everywhere and nowhere. Weighing little more than a robin, the northern saw-whet owl is a year-round resident of ...

A snowy owl was spotted at Shirley Chisholm Park in Brooklyn over the holiday weekend. The bird has stunning yellow eyes and ...

But, if owls aren’t mysterious guardians of life’s secrets, hiding deep reservoirs of wisdom behind their giant yellow eyes, then why do we so frequently represent them that way? Where does ...

Large ear tufts cap the head, and glaring yellow eyes are set within ocher-colored facial discs. Because of their strictly nocturnal habits, great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen.

Owls’ popularity has soared in the US along ... “Often with bright yellow eyes, it’s fascinating how these birds can hunt in the dark- their vision is amazing at night,” says David ...

His head swiveled from side to side as his forward-facing yellow eyes watched for any rustling of prey. The snowy owl, like the polar bear, holds a special place in human imagination, from ancient ...

They earned the name, short-eared owl, due to the small feathers atop their heads. Which makes it seem like they have ears.

The two owls enjoying time in the sun in broad daylight highlighted how these creatures are generally considered nocturnal, ...