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 ...

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 ...

The wildflower center's favorite feathered friend, Athena, is back for another year of nesting — and you can now watch it all live. Athena is a female great horned owl who has laid eggs at the Lady ...

AUSTIN, Texas — One of Austin's favorite feathered friends is back! 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 ...

Athena the great horned owl's eggs have finally hatched at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. This marks the 15th consecutive year the popular great horned owl has nested at the center.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The biggest mystery over the past week surrounding Athena and the death of one of her owlets is "What happened to her mate?" Social media comments on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower ...

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 ...

Last year, Athena followed a similar nesting schedule, arriving and laying two eggs in March. Both owlets fledged on May 25. Athena has successfully raised owlets for every season but one, when she ...

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's beloved great horned owl, Athena, is back at her nesting spot—laying an egg Thursday morning. The center celebrated Athena's return for the 16th consecutive year.

AUSTIN, Texas — In a Mother’s Day update on Sunday, Austin Wildlife Rescue said Athena’s owlet has been placed with a surrogate owl and is continuing to grow stronger. The owlet at the Lady Bird ...