AUSTIN (KXAN) — Whooooo's back?! The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's beloved resident owl Athena is back at her nest for the 13th year in a row, the center confirmed Friday. Athena laid her ...

After years of being a nocturnal aviary legend in the city, Austin honored Athena, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's resident Great Horned Owl, with the proclamation at a ceremony Friday ...

Editor’s note: The video above is from an earlier Q&A from April 9, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bird enthusiasts look forward to Athena the Owl returning to her spot each year for the past 15 years and ...

In the span of little more than a week, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center released several major updates about Athena the Owl, the Great Horned Owl who visits annually and has inspired an ...

Athena the great horned owl is back once again at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the center has again set up an "owl cam" so viewers can watch her via a livestream video. Athena returned ...

AUSTIN, Texas - A young Great Horned Owl with a high-profile Austin lineage has officially returned to the wild at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, marking a triumphant recovery after an ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated that both of Athena's owlets died, based on information from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. On Monday morning, the ...