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.

A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the ... of Columbus’s North Side had been keeping tabs on an old red-tailed hawk nest high ...

Great horned owls often nest in old nests built by other raptors, such as red-tailed hawks. A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the ...

The great horned owl got its name from the tufts of feathers sticking up on either side of its head, mimicking horns, which only adds to the bird’s menacing features. Great horned owls are ...

The web camera, however, provides a rare opportunity to view a wild great horned owl rearing her young from a short distance, as the camera is mounted just several feet from the nest site.