The image, posted June 17 by North Carolina’s Candid Critters, shows something in the dark with hollow black eyes appearing to ... sniffing the camera,” an owl, or an opossum.

Test your observation skills with this optical illusion challenge! Spot the hidden owl in a pattern of birch trees.

U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds.

While feeding on mulberries, the starling can joyously hang from a tender branch swaying in the wind and pick at fruit, a ...

As evening looms it takes to the air to battle with the other males in hope of getting a date.' Researchers think the dark owl eyes on its wings are a case of camouflage, warding off predators by ...

Adult: small; yellow eyes; bill yellow-green at the base ... The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are otherwise nearly identical ...

DESCRIPTION: The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark brown owl with a barred tail; white spots on its head, neck, and back; and dark brown eyes surrounded by a large, heart-shaped facial disk ...