If you build it, they will come. In this case, the "they" in question is owls. There are a number of things you can do to attract owls to your yard, such creating an owl-friendly birdbath and turning ...

Nest boxes encourage owls to visit and stay in your yard. But owls are sensitive to weather and temperature, and may not use ...

The justification for spending your Saturday building a backyard owl house may be obvious. It’s an environmentally virtuous thing to do. The owls’ haunting trill livens up the neighborhood nightlife.

Owls are fascinating nocturnal hunters that help control pests, but they’re often elusive visitors. With the right mix of food, shelter, and darkness, you can turn your yard into an inviting space for ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. Who wants to see an owl? Who wants to hear an owl? Who wants to build homes for an owl? Who? Who? Who? One of the best ways to do that is to ...

Owls are adept at controlling pest populations — a skill you can use in your backyard while protecting owls from secondary poisoning caused by rodent killers. “A single adult barn owl may eat 1,000 ...

Hanging owl nest boxes is strong incentive for the nocturnal raptors to spend time in your yard. But most species would ...

Natural predators come in all sizes, shapes and classes. There are generalists that eat whatever they can get a hold of to specialists that just hunt and consume certain species in a particular way.