I love the desert, especially at night. Don’t get me wrong. I love the desert during the day, also. There is just something very special about the desert when the dark sky is perforated with millions ...

The elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, inhabits the deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico. Measuring 12-14 cm and weighing 35-55 grams, it is a proficient predator, hunting insects and small ...

Watch the elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, hunt food for its chicks. Despite their small size, these owls are able to tackle prey almost as big and powerful as themselves. Anna’s Hummingbird ...

The greatest danger to the elf owls of North America is loss of habitat. Their population is abundant in the saguaro forest and riparian areas of the Sonoran Desert and the lower elevation (up to ...

Roy Rodriguez has seen hundreds of bird species in his lifetime, but the lead interpreter at the state-run World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the arid southwestern United States, populations of native cavity-nesting birds are threatened by urbanization, degradation of riparian ...

Marc Hammond had no idea he was the co-star in a viral video until it reached more than 1½ million views. "Right after Thanksgiving, my stepson called me and said, 'Did you know you got 1½ million ...

Hikers on an outing in the Cascades occasionally look up to a tree-top and notice a tiny owl staring down at them. This is the northern pygmy-owl and it is tiny, indeed, a mere 63/4 inches long. Only ...

Keep your eyes and ears open this summer, and you could spot an owl in your neighborhood. “We have five species that regularly occur in our urban areas: Great Horned owls, Western screech owls, barn ...

A flock of owls has been seen around the High Desert this summer, from cooling down in residents' kiddie pools to seeking refuge in the shade of Pinon Hills backyards. Owls are typically nocturnal ...