Scientists from American universities have discovered that the feathers of the long-eared owl glow in the dark! However, ultraviolet light is required to see this. The long-eared owl, also known ...

owl, nightjar, penguin, and puffin species that are known to have biofuorescent feathers or patches of skin. But not all biofluorescence necessarily comes associated with ultra-dark feathers.

Griffith and her colleagues’ interest in the study stemmed from the fact that many owl researchers use these fluorescent feathers to age birds in the field, since the intensity of the fluorescent glow ...

Also look for owl feathers lying on the ground ... which might close at dark. Many nature centers, conservancies and state parks offer “Owl Prowls” at all different times of the year so ...

It was a snowy owl with a bright orange pattern on what should have been white feathers with dark bars. The amateur wildlife photographer covered hundreds of miles through the rural countryside in ...

The visitor was an owl, a barred owl, specifically, with dark eyes and white, brown and gray feathers. It descended into a home in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday evening, first sitting on a ...

Griffith and her colleagues' interest in the study stemmed from the fact that many owl researchers use these fluorescent feathers to age birds in the field, since the intensity of the fluorescent ...