: any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage
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The park is home to an on-site aviary, where visitors can meet eagles, hawks, owls, and vultures—each with a unique story of recovery from injuries that prevent them from being released into the wild.
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Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Food scraps scattered along the roadside attract rodents, which in turn draw owls to hunt them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
There are a handful of parrot, owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
The University of Minnesota Raptor Center will present a program featuring a bald eagle and a variety of owls, hawks and falcons.
—Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Food scraps scattered along the roadside attract rodents, which in turn draw owls to hunt them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
There are a handful of parrot, owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
The University of Minnesota Raptor Center will present a program featuring a bald eagle and a variety of owls, hawks and falcons.
—Meghan Davy Sandvold, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owl. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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: any of an order of birds of prey that are active mainly at night and that have a broad head, very large eyes, and a powerful hooked beak and claws
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