Instead, it swooped in, tossed aside the tree topper and took over that prime perch. The visitor was an owl, a barred owl, specifically, with dark eyes and white, brown and gray feathers.

A bird strike! Indeed, a beautiful, barred owl had crashed into the patio door, beak-first. Whether it had broken its neck or ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (CNN) - A Virginia family got an early gift above their Christmas tree when an owl replaced their star ornament. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington released these images on ...

DESCRIPTION: The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark brown owl with a barred tail ... large accumulations of woody debris, snags, and tree deformities. Trees with broken tops, deformed limbs, ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (CNN) - A Virginia family got an early gift above their Christmas tree when an owl replaced their star ornament. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington released these images on ...