The Tawny owl, Latin name Strix aluco, has a rounded head, large dark eyes and a hooked beak, and is a nocturnal woodland hunter. They have brown-grey feathers and rounded wings with a one metre ...

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls ... their downy feathers to warm ...

Sasha had been watching these tawny owlets for several days in a park near his home. They were losing their fluffy white down feathers and he wanted to capture this time of transition, still young and ...