In a study recently published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, the researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by ...

Employee at a nature reserve near Abu Dhabi spotted a long-eared owl in tree during wildlife survey, a species rarely seen in country, photos show & study said.

Hundreds of long-eared owls spend their winter months roosting in the trees in and around Kikinda in Serbia. The ornithological spectacle draws thousands of visitors each year to this small ...

The long-eared owl is the awkward teenager of the owl family. It seems like everything about him is gangly. He has long “ears,” long wings, a long body, and a long face.

In a study recently published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, researchers from Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of ...

Employee at a nature reserve near Abu Dhabi spotted a long-eared owl in tree during wildlife survey, a species rarely seen in country, photos show & study said.

Researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light.

Employee at a nature reserve near Abu Dhabi spotted a long-eared owl in tree during wildlife survey, a species rarely seen in country, photos show & study said.

Long-eared Owl wing under ultraviolet light, illuminating the fluorescent pigments visible on the underside of the wing. The study, led by Emily Griffith, a PhD candidate in the Biodiversity ...

Employee at a nature reserve near Abu Dhabi spotted a long-eared owl in tree during wildlife survey, a species rarely seen in country, photos show & study said.

Fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light. Credit: Chris Neri ...

But the research team suspects that the function of these pigments is not necessarily related to sexual signaling. “Our study shows that female Long-eared Owls have a much higher concentration of ...