Great grey owls are the longest owl species, measuring 24 to 33 inches in length. Females are slightly longer than males, measuring 28 inches on average while males measure 26 inches. Their wingspan ...

DULUTH — Driving along Haines Road on April 3, I noticed a great gray owl sitting in the snow. Great gray owls are creatures of the boreal forest and only occasionally are found this far south. I was ...

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, ...

A rare bird could be spotted near Sioux Falls Friday morning. Professional bird watchers and people were gathered just off ...

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 ...

The prevailing assumption suggests the great gray owl, being a tree-cavity nester, mistook the vault toilet’s ventilation pipe as an appealing hole worth investigating. Instead, on Dec. 9, the pipe ...

It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due to their nocturnal tendencies. Owls aren’t clamoring for a spot at feeders ...

In early January, Michaela Rice, a naturalist with the Minnesota Department of Resources, received a report of a dead owl along Highway 61. It was near Gooseberry Falls State Park along the North ...