2. In English folklore, owls have long been considered a harbinger of doom. An owl flying past a window, or heard overhead, was thought to warn of an impending death in the household. In ...

Follow the fortunes of a Scottish puffin colony across the 2019 breeding season, with Emily Knight & Becky Ripley. In Western culture, owls are associated with wisdom – from depictions in ...

In Greek mythology, the owl was the symbol of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Owls have been portrayed throughout history as knowledgeable creatures, perched atop the tree of knowledge, quietly ...