W ildlife photographer Julie Maggert has been taking pictures of snowy owls for years. So when she heard that a strange, orange-colored snowy owl had been spotted flying around Michigan’s Thumb ...

Sandy Scott, Florida, 2018 The mottled brown coloring of the long-eared owl allows it to blend into the bark. Jan Speak, Minnesota, 2022 Owls share a tree branch as they seemingly pose for a photo.

The birds that Levihn-Coon photographed were a mated pair near their nest, he said. One of the owls had a rare reddish-brown, ...

An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works. Story by Katie Hunt, CNN • 4mo. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

HURON COUNTY, MI – Julie Maggert had never seen anything like it. It was a snowy owl with a bright orange pattern on what should have been white feathers with dark bars. The amateur wildlife ...

FACT CHECK: Does a photograph depict a teal-colored species of owl? Claim: A photograph depicts a teal-colored species of owl. A TEAL owl? Who knew? Not me. But it's beautiful. Origins: On 21 ...

Elf owls, with their big yellow eyes and tiny bodies, are totally adorable. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live ... The bill is gray with a horn-colored tip.

On Nov. 24, 2022, a Facebook user posted a picture of a blue owl. However, blue owls are not real, meaning that the image was a fake. The post from Nov. 24 was shared at least 2,000 times in a ...

The claim: Image shows a Philippine blue owl. A viral image recently shared to Facebook purports to show a bright blue colored Philippine owl. The photo, shared on Feb. 19 in a post that has over ...

Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller’s neighbor told him about a “red-spotted snowy owl” in the area.

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.