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 surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great ... and barred owls). Females are larger than males, and a big specimen might weigh 3.5 pounds and have a wingspan of 4 feet.

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 ...

DESCRIPTION: One of the largest owls in North America, with a wingspan of 45 inches ... devastated the rare and invaluable riparian forests of the Southwest. Finally, great horned owl predation, low ...

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 ...

FULSHEAR, Texas — A great horned owl was safely rescued Wednesday morning after becoming entangled on a barbed wire fence along FM 1093 near Cross Creek Boulevard, authorities said. According to ...