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.

They are the snowy owl, great horned Owl, Eastern screech owl, Northern saw-whet owl, barred owl, barn owl, long-eared owl, and short-eared Owl. If you've got a large tree in your backyard ...

Even so, have you ever seen a barn owl? Probably not. It’s as if they are ghosts. Like ghosts, barn owls are white for a reason. Unlike the great horned owl that scans for prey while perched ...