Snowy Owls nest on the ground, so it is much easier for the young to leave the nest because they don't have to fly to do so.

Most birds of prey are fast, large, and have sharp beaks and talons or all of the above. The wild birds on this list live in ...

Under its beak will be a flap of skin that extends ... The kite also has short orange legs. The snowy owl is another easily ...

The short documentary aims to capture the excitement of the local birding community while telling the stories of people whose lives were changed by the snowy owl's appearance in late 2022.

The film fest celebrates its 25th anniversary and will screen 115 films starting on Thursday, Oct. 18 at several theaters in ...

How do you know that finches' beak depth is heritable? You can see from Figure 2 that there is a correlation between the parents' and offsprings' beak size. How did the finch population change ...

Hundreds of bird watchers and some Potter fans visited RSPB Titchwell Marsh and RSPB Snettisham to catch a glimpse of the Arctic snowy owl. It was first seen on Friday at Scolt Head island near ...

Box turtles have beaks, which, if not for certain nutrients and lighting, will just keep growing. And for 65 years, it did. "He has been that way for decades, so they had no idea even when they ...

Scientific Name: Bubo scandiacus Length: 20.5-27.9 in (52-71 cm) Weight: 56.4-104.1 oz (1600-2950 g) Wingspan: 49.6-57.1 in (126-145 cm) What they look like: Similar in size to a Great Horned Owl, ...

For example, the cactus finch has a long beak that reaches into blossoms, the ground finch has a short beak adapted for eating seeds buried under the soil, and the tree finch has a parrot-shaped ...

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge remains one of America’s most pristine places. This fall’s election could decide whether the U.S. drills for oil there.

Remember Oct. 4, 1987? "Fall's snowy crippler" shut down the Capital Region with snapped trees, fallen power lines and an early October snowy, sleety mess. Scroll through the photos below to ...