Owls do make noise when they fly, but the sounds they make are faint compared with other birds. This is in part because they have big wings for their body size, so their flight is buoyant and slow ...

That's because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Snowy owl leaves perch in Cypress 01:55. The rare Snowy Owl gracing an Orange County neighborhood with its presence over the last month appears to have finally taken flight, leaving dozens of ...

Hedwig the Snowy Owl has hopped a flight back to Minnesota to get him a little closer to being released into his natural habitat. By Sarah Motter Published : Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:39 AM CDT ...

Owls have inspired new noise reduction technology. The silent flight of the aerial predators is possible because their skin ...

The Facebook group Maine Wildlife, which boasts over 127,000 members, is among those to have begun rejecting snowy owl image submissions. ... "Everyone seems to want the flight shot, ...

From injury to flight — how one CT organization is giving owls a second chance WSHU | By Sabrina Garone Published April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT ...

There are fewer snowy owl sightings across the Midwest and Northeast this winter; ... Weidensaul continued, resulting in little to no snowy owl breeding and a “very poor winter flight. ...

Ryan Brady, DNR conservation biologist, tracks the number of snowy owl sightings in Wisconsin each year. ... but I am not expecting a big flight," Brady said. "Our last irruption was 2021-22.