owl

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They recently paid to treat an owl that had been severely burned when a drone crashed into its tree.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A barred owl hooted and shook its feathers in a sycamore above the creek, and red-bellied cooters sunned themselves on half-submerged logs.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

The video also advises residents not to approach or touch owl fledgings and to keep pets and children away to avoid stressing the bird.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Orris shares these stories with Timble, a snow-white owl with luminous yellow eyes who visits the barn each day at dusk “in a rush of wings and night air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But when the owl tilted the opposite end of the telescope up a bit, Duane could see a rock cave built into a hillside behind a field.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el