The voles will make their way up to the surface now and then for a breath of fresh air and a look around, but overall, the small owls get fewer chances to catch a vole when the snow is deep.
It was the third week in January, with the temperature gauge registering minus 17 degrees at 6 a.m. The sun wasn’t even up yet, but dozens of small birds were hopping on the snow beneath a backyard ...
For years we have been driving from Gardiner to Cooke City, Montana, through Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, during the winter months. We love to look at the bison, elk and pronghorn and we usually can ...
We have three small owls that share a lot of characteristics. They are the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) of North America and Eurasia, known as Tengmalm’s owl in Eurasia, and in North America the ...
FLORENCE, AZ — Greg Clark gingerly handles a pair of cardboard carriers – each containing two small owls – as he joins a knot of sweating volunteers hammering stakes into the soil and shoveling dirt ...
If you want to see more majestic owls visiting your yard, you may be using the wrong type of birdbath. Here's what you need ...