Many breeds of hawks live and hunt in Santa Barbara County. Cats, small dogs, pet birds (outside in their cages for the day or in aviaries), chickens, ...

Watch your backyard come to life as amazing owl species swoop through the night skies. Get to know the types of owls you ...

All sorts of creatures make their home in the wooded areas of the Grafton campus, including deer, beavers, coyotes, flying ...

A Cooper’s hawk swooped close, taking a swipe at the great horned-owl decoy perched on a wooden ... and distanced itself from supporters of predator control, instead embracing protection for ...

The Eastern Screech Owl, for example, can blend perfectly into tree hollows, while the Snowy Owl’s white plumage is almost invisible against a snowy landscape. This natural disguise helps them avoid ...

The Great Horned Owl makes a distinctive call of three hoots ... They are helpful in controlling rodent populations, and their main predators are larger species birds such as eagles or hawks.

From fierce talons to stolen nests, the great horned owl’s wild success across two continents — and its surprising connection ...

From owls to nightjars, the bird kingdom hides skilled and silent hunters that thrive in moonlit skies. Their super senses, ...

The horned toad (which is actually a lizard) definitely makes the cut for odd and unusual defenses. Having bony spines on the head and body would be enough to deter some predators, especially a ...

A few years ago, a teenage neighbor of ours shoved a great horned owl off his 7-pound dog in the driveway. The dog recovered with just a puncture wound to its neck.