Human eyes are spherical, making it hard to imagine what a tube-like eye is. A tubular eye is elongated and fixed in place in the eye sockets of the owl’s head. Because of this, owls are unable to ...

An unusual interaction with a bird is often one way a bird lover is born. For Debbie Barnes- Shankster, it was the black-capped chickadee that alighted on her hand when she was 6 to steal seeds a ...

Although owls are always watching us, you might have trouble spotting them, unless you know exactly when and where to look.

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...