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.

Ahead of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center's annual Owl Prowl on Feb. 21, here are some facts about these fascinating ...

Imagine being outside 24 hours a day, in January, in Minnesota. Imagine being an accomplished hunter, capable of caching extra food to get you through hard times. Then imagine having no source of ...

We often get confused or upset when that happens. This came to mind the other day while photographing a mother great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) and young owlet. What’s so unusual about that ...

In celebration of this beautiful bird, learn some fascinating facts about snowy owls ... mass makes them a pound heavier than the great horned owl and twice the weight of a great gray owl.

Black-and-white owls (Strix nigrolineata) are pictured at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on September 16 ...

Approaching Gring’s Mill, Janet saw something in the water. Jim focused his binoculars on a great horned owl face down, dead, in the creek. “At first we thought bird flu,” Jim said ...

We love when animal stories have a happy ending. And that's exactly the case for a Great Horned Owl named Archimedes. The poor thing was found stuck in the muck at the Rio Alto Water District ...

According to Minnesota Department of Natural Services (DNR) Nongame Wildlife Specialist Gaea Crozier, the common owls familiar to Minnesotans are the Great Horned Owl and the Barred Owl.