MIAMI — A burrowing owl decided to take a vacation on a cruise liner, managing to evade capture for nearly two weeks. According to WPLG-TV, the bird of prey, listed as an endangered species in Florida ...

I don’t know how Carl Hiaasen even gets out of bed in the morning. The Miami author of all things Florida-weird also penned “Hoot,” a middle-school tale of kids who successfully rally to save ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to survive in a world altered by humans. The gorgeous creature with a ...

Hoot Owl Creek is a small tributary of the Russian River in Alexander Valley, northeast of Healdsburg. Presumably, you can sometimes hear the calling of owls there. A “hoot owl” can be one of several ...