: 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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Hawks and owls are natural predators, so welcome them into your garden with nesting boxes.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Local residents include woodpeckers, doves, crows, tawny owls and Little Sparrow Edith Piaf.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Federal agents took photographs of the detainees’ tattoos: Rincon had an owl and his brother had the number 99, among others.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
The home’s sleek, ground-huggin linearity stands out among the property’s towering old-growth trees that to any ornithologist’s delight attract a plethora of wildlife including bald eagles, hawks, osprey, and owls.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
Local residents include woodpeckers, doves, crows, tawny owls and Little Sparrow Edith Piaf.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Federal agents took photographs of the detainees’ tattoos: Rincon had an owl and his brother had the number 99, among others.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
The home’s sleek, ground-huggin linearity stands out among the property’s towering old-growth trees that to any ornithologist’s delight attract a plethora of wildlife including bald eagles, hawks, osprey, and owls.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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“Owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owl. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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noun
: 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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