For centuries, researchers have thought that butterflies with eye-like patterns on their wings mimic the menacing gaze of predators in order to scare ... birds using images of the face of a pygmy ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print ... owl standing guard over a garden or a scarecrow perched in a field. The idea behind these deterrents and decoys is that they'll scare away birds and ...

Recently researchers suggested that the eye ... keep other birds that might normally eat the insects away. The team were finally able to test the theory by showing great tits pictures of owl ...

the fake owl isn't always going to be as reliable as some birds become keen enough to no longer fear it. However, there are fake owls out there where the head swivels and features reflective eyes ...

The surgery on a great horned owl, which had cataracts, is intended to restore the bird's sight so that it can hunt. Murphy says operations like this could help more endangered species of birds ...

Breeding has decreased by more than 30% over the past three generations, according to the Bird Conservation International. RELATED: It’s snowy owl season in Michigan: What you should know to ...

Then he and his team noticed that digital, moving eyes on the screens surrounding airport runways successfully keep birds away from planes. Rouxel and his colleagues decided to adapt the concept ...