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American Barn Owl: Ghostly Bird of Prey

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl.
It’s hard to believe that the barn owl (Tyto alba), the most widely distributed owl over our entire globe, is struggling here in Pennsylvania and in many other states. In fact, in 2020 only 45 known ...
As Romanova’s autobiographical story opens, the artist is flying to the United States to meet up with her best friend, Asa, ...
The Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua, is Australia's largest and most powerful owl. It's also the only owl in Australia that hoots like the owls in children's books - "whoo hoo" - rather than screeching ...
From the must-see locations to the most frequently asked questions, our guide has all you need to plan your next visit.
Let us commence with our reading, then, so that the best of what the Beehive State has to yield may be brought more clearly to our gaze. Here is your first card—the Eight of Wands. This is a card of ...
The crown jewel is Festival Hill, officially known as the Round Top Festival Institute. This world-class concert hall and educational facility sits improbably among the pastures, looking like a ...