Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, often laying eggs by late January. Great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen, with their call being a series of deep ...

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” — tufts ...

In your backyard or at a campsite, you may hear some interesting coos and even screeches in the night. With their beautiful arrangements of feathers, silent flight, 270-degree swiveling necks and big ...

December and January we are wakened just before dawn by the calls of a pair of Great Horned Owls. (Are you up…me too-me too?) The males are returning to the territories of their mates. (After the ...

The great horned owl is a bird that embodies both majesty and menace. Known for its striking appearance and formidable hunting prowess, this iconic owl is one of the most fascinating creatures in ...

Large as a table lamp and topped with two pointy tufts resembling Batman ears, the great horned owl is easy to identify. But it’s so not easy to see. Secretive, guarded and well-camouflaged among ...

Firefighters in Santa Barbara County spent about 30 minutes on Sunday morning carefully extracting a live great horned owl that was deeply embedded in the front grille of a vehicle before turning her ...

Sometimes the sounds of the night tell a story of their own. It might be the soft howls of a hunting coyote letting others know where it is on a moonlit night. Maybe it’s the mellow chant of a common ...