A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the first Ohio bird species ...

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.

Brown, gray, and white help hide them in trees ... and other raptors such as hawks. Therefore, a great horned owl must be ready to defend its nest from land and air threats. To protect its young ...

Brown tails are marked with thin white bands ... Domestic livestock grazing has devastated the rare and invaluable riparian forests of the Southwest. Finally, great horned owl predation, low ...