The Outside Story features great gray owls which have the ability to hunt in harsh winter conditions, including those of the northeast.

Nicknamed the "ghosts of the forest," great grey owls are elusive. Photographer Ken Shults is on a quest to find and photograph these elegant owls. It’s dawn. The rising sun is just starting to break ...

Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...

Before I tell you about my local owl viewing, let me share with you the Minnesota Ornithologists Union's web report on the current owl influx. As of Jan. 15 more than 1,700 great grays, 300 northern ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Action scene from the forest with owl. Flying Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa, above green spruce tree with dark forest in ...

If the owl feels threatened while perched on a limb or lodged in a tree cavity, it semi-closes its eyes, flattens its pointy ear tufts, slicks its feathers back and stands perfectly still. This newly ...

When compared to some other bird species, researchers found that great gray owls seem to have lower genetic diversity. However, there's no evidence that the low genetic diversity is currently having a ...