Owl eyes are round, but not spherical. These immobile, tubular structures sit on the front of an owl’s face like a pair of built-in binoculars. They allow the birds to focus in on prey and see in ...

"These two characteristics have led to the claim that the owl eye is immobile. The authors report the presence of small eye ...

A couple of readers have asked about barn owls recently – and there was one seen near Broadbottom last week — so please let me know where and when you last saw one of these enigmatic birds. The barn ...

Ghouls and goblins are figments of the imagination, but a very real flying creature can swoop from the air to flog or frighten us at any time of the day or night. Of all the Halloween “boo birds,” the ...

These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head is smoothly ...

For many an unsuspecting small creature, this incredible view of a barn owl swooping from the sky will be the last thing they want to see. Photographer John Waters captured the dramatic ‘prey’s-eye ...