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Introduction
What the Great Horned Owl Looks Like
The Great Horned Owl has overall_color color of grey-brown and reddish brown and white.
The Great Horned Owl has above_color color of grey-brown and reddish brown.
The Great Horned Owl has head color of reddish brown.
The Great Horned Owl has face color of reddish brown.
The Great Horned Owl has below_color color of grey-brown and white.
The Great Horned Owl has undertail color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has back color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has bill color of greyish.
The Great Horned Owl has wing color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has belly color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has tail color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has chest color of grey-brown.
The Great Horned Owl has leg color of greyish.
The Great Horned Owl has neck color of white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Great Horned Owl
The length of the Great Horned Owl is from 18.1 inches to 24.8 inches (46.0 cm to 63.0 cm).
The weight of the Great Horned Owl is from 32.1 ounces to 88.2 ounces (910.0 grams to 2500.4 grams).
The wingspan of the Great Horned Owl is from 39.8 inches to 57.1 inches (101.1 cm to 145.0 cm).
Pictures of the Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl, I believe this is the youngest of the three in this great horned family. by island deborah-, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great Horned Owl on my deck by donjd2, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl Nest: Yawning & Bobbing by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, GHO getting ready to hunt. by island deborah-, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great horned owl along lower Columbia River by USFWS Pacific, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginiensis, Lake Placid, Florida by Judy Gallagher, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl – Carondelet Park by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl peeking out from nest by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl by airboy123, from flickr, licensed under CC
Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owls on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge by USFWS Mountain Prairie, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, great-horned owl by minicooper93402, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl by flythebirdpath > > >, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, great horned owl by qmnonic, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge by USFWS Mountain Prairie, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl (adult with newly fledged) by stpeck70, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great-Horned Owl by Kurayba, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great Horned Owls 173-DSC_0574 by tracie7779, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Juvenile Great Horned Owl 029-DSC_0429 by tracie7779, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl (juvenile) by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Horned Owl, outgoing by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl In Flight vs Crows by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl In Flight vs Crows by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl Flying by Eric Kilby, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Great Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl In Flight vs Crows by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Great Horned Owl
hunts primarily during night and occasionally at dawn.
observes from a high perch and then descends to catch prey in its talons.
possesses exceptional hearing and low-light vision.
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What the Great Horned Owl Likes to Eat
The Great Horned Owl feeds on the following:
- Mammals (rats, mice, and rabbits, also ground squirrels, opossums, skunks)
- birds (geese, ducks, hawks, and smaller owls)
- snakes
- lizards
- frogs
- insects
- scorpions
- fish.
Where To Find the Great Horned Owl
You can find the Great Horned Owl in the following habitats:
- Forests, woodlots, streamsides, open country.
