If you know where some burrowing owl traditionally nest, get ready for some entertaining activities as they get ready to ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...

This photojournalism project is in the UP’s latest print issue, Vol. 32, “Earth Day: Exploring Environmental Research and ...

They may weigh less than a baseball, but the four-ounce burrowing owls carry a legacy at Florida Atlantic University that ...

Biologists and technicians help burrowing owls get their underground homes ready for the season at the site of the ...

FILE - A burrowing owl and three young chicks sit at the entrance to their nest in Brian Piccalo Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jose Camacho was frustrated ...

After cleaning, they put it all back — or else the owls will, Chiono said. With the team’s help, the burrowing owl populations have soared. In 2008, the owls had fallen to four nesting pairs ...