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.

A great horned owl was able to survive an encounter with a barbed wire fence in Fulshear, Texas, thanks to a local constable.

According to WDWNT reader, Mark Johnson, the pair of Florida-Native Great Horned Owls have been visiting the Maharajah Jungle ...

Reader Todd Mackinaw recently admired how the great horned owl can thrive from the Brooks Range in Alaska all the way to Uruguay in South America. The knee-high owl, known for its “plumicorns ...

A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the first Ohio bird species to commence nesting, sometimes laying eggs by late January. Incubating ...

A baby great horned owl fell from its nest after strong winds destroyed its home. The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island contacted A Place Called Hope in Connecticut to assist in reuniting the baby ...

Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North America.