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Great Horned Owl

 

The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) with its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.

 

For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/id

 

The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl

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Uploaded on July 23, 2025
Taken on July 21, 2025