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 is the largest of the three common Ohio breeding owls (the others being the eastern screech and barred owls). Females are larger than males, and a big specimen might weigh 3.5 ...

The great horned owl in broad daylight, as cool as could be, unafraid. Advertisement We were floating a river that bright afternoon, toward the end of our trip, mesmerized by the flow of the day.

A great horned owl was able to survive a gnarly encounter with a barbed wire fence thanks to a little help from a friend in law enforcement. Fort Bend County Constable Sgt. Harrell Clark was at a ...

A Great Horned Owl nest holding the hen and two chicks can easily be seen at Silverwood Park in St. Anthony. (Park personnel have established a limit to approach to prevent disturbing the birds.) ...

A female great-horned owl has made a nest in a flower pot on a balcony in West Bend. The condo owners created a Facebook page to share the experience.

A great horned owl’s talons have more crushing power than the strongest human hand. Its eyes are just slightly smaller than yours. Great horned owls in Alaska and Yukon are larger than most; ...

Great horned owl rescued from truck grille 00:29. A Great horned owl was rescued from a truck grille after a passerby noticed the owl's head sticking out.

A young great horned owl was rescued after falling 100 feet from her family’s nest on Panther Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh.

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