The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...

If you know where some burrowing owl traditionally nest, get ready for some entertaining activities as they get ready to ...

They may weigh less than a baseball, but the four-ounce burrowing owls carry a legacy at Florida Atlantic University that ...

Burrowing owls, standing at about nine inches tall, sit on their perch right at hip level for us. People like Pascha Donaldson and Beverly Saltonstall love them. “Once you get involved ...

“They’re trespassing and we need these kids and adults off the fields because also we have the burrowing owls here and they are a threatened species so they are protected by state and federal ...

This photojournalism project is in the UP’s latest print issue, Vol. 32, “Earth Day: Exploring Environmental Research and ...

Despite pleas from FAU students and faculty, the school is moving forward with the construction of a dorm that will displace burrowing owls.