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.
Berks County and conservation officials urge fishermen to properly dispose of spent monofilament line and hooks.
The Great Horned Owl chicks were only just starting to look ... and from there they watched as the kids began to test their luck — and wings — on the branches adjacent to the nest.
Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage and an odd heart-shaped face, you might think the owl’s conspicuous ...
That was the case at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia last weekend, when staff from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center released a great horned ... the owl’s primary flight feathers ...
November, bird was down and unable to fly, rescued by a park ranger, treated for multiple fractures at Blue Ridge Wildlife ...
Jim focused his binoculars on a great horned ... in the owl’s leg and dug so deeply into the skin to cause infection. The owl had also tried to chew the fishing line off of its wing, which ...