The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... locked in the sights of another creature: a Ural owl. He looked into her ebony eyes and softly fringed, heart-shaped ...

National Geographic stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising and unfailingly fascinating. This month–the lost women of the Viking Age.

The goggle-eyed Cuban screech owl gets its other common name, bare-legged owl, from its featherless lower appendages. While most of the world’s more than 200 owl species wear feathers down to ...

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian ... Both species are found at Big Bend National Park in Texas, where the western is uncommon and the eastern is rare ...

What lurks beneath the surface of these forest pools? Despite massive effort, spotted owl populations at an all-time low Despite massive effort, spotted owl populations at an all-time low ...

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted scientists. Finding a mate isn’t just about love for California ...