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

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 ...

If you've ever lost a bed of tulips to a voracious vole or had a mouse destroy your peas, you may want to put an owl nest box at the top of your wishlist. Every gardener deserves an owl. These ...

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 bring beauty, balance, and biodiversity to your yard, but they need the right environment to feel at home. From planting native trees to installing species-specific owl boxes, small changes can ...

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 ...

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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.