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Uhuburg, Georgia’s Eagle Owl Castle, looks straight out of the Middle Ages

Imagine stepping into a fortress that looks like it was pulled straight from a fairy tale. Uhuburg, also known as Eagle Owl ...
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Owls Installed in Castle Tower

"Alexa" (named in honor of Secretary Emeritus Alexander Wetmore) and "Athena," two barn owls, are installed by Secretary Ripley in the northwest tower of the SI Building. They produce seven young. By ...
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The View From the Castle: The successful reintroduction of barn owls to one of our towers was not only for the sake of tradition but of biological harmony

Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley announces the reintroduction of the barn owl to one of the towers of the Smithsonian Castle. Ripley explains that garbage left by visitors on the Mall has ...