The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

The great horned owl, scientifically known as Bubo virginianus ... Also, trees help conceal them from predators and bands of crows that tend to harass them during the day, a behavior known ...

A great horned owl died in Belmont this month after eating rodenticide, the second raptor this year to die from ingesting rat ...

Another feature that makes them effective night predators is their offset ears ... directions so that they can pinpoint the ...

This great horned owl was very content to spend the hours peacefully perusing its surroundings perched high atop an oak tree in The Villages. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!

This nesting female great horned owl used a trick to convince a circling bald eagle it was a much larger bird at a Georgia golf course. Facebook video screenshot Bald eagles have an 8-foot wing ...

MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) — A Great Horned Owl that was rescued after getting tangled in a soccer net in Moorhead’s Hampton Park ...

He explains that the tufts adorning the heads of such species as the great horned owl likely ... top,” and that owl eyes are tubular and locked in place, which the predators compensate for ...