A great gray owl can dive through snow crust thick enough to support the weight of a human. KEY CHARACTERISTICS Though significantly smaller than the familiar great horned owl, these owls appear ...

The secret to the great grey owl’s hunting success is its enormous facial disk, which channels sounds like a radar dish. - [Narrator] She wanders endlessly in search of pray. It's here ...

The great grey owl is the tallest owl in North America, standing about 30 inches from head to tail tip. ... The rings of feathers around the owl's eyes scoop in sound like radar dishes.

Offset ears allow it to triangulate on sounds, pinpointing the victim from amazing distances. ... Although it has been 70 years since Trautman’s Ohio sighting of a great gray owl, ...

Fri., March 8, 2013 A great gray owl caches a field mouse during winter in Montana. ... They locate hidden prey with the help of large facial disks that funnel sound to their ears.

This is a large owl, at 21 inches tall not quite as tall as a great horned owl (22 inches) or a great gray owl ... Many of us have learned that a barred owl's hoots sound as if it was calling, ...

The great grey owl is an incredible listener — a large facial ruff of feathers creates a kind of satellite dish, directing sound toward its ears. Its wings and feathers have evolved for near ...

Great gray owls, boreal owls, and snowy owls can find and capture prey that is invisible under deep snow cover, plunging through the snow, using acoustical cues.

This great gray owl was perched on Main Street in Thunder Bay, on a late Februray afternoon in 2017. (photo credit: Gord Ellis/CBC)When owls are focused on the sounds of food, ...

A few years ago our family stayed in the Tofte/Lutsen area for a few days, and we all had the chance to see a great gray owl. The great gray is Minnesota's largest owl. It stands about 2 feet high ...