GREAT HORNED OWL

Appearance

• Very Large, powerful owl with prominent ear tufts.
• The facial disc is rust-brown to ochre-buff.
• The upper parts are brownish.
• The outer webs of the primaries are brownish-buff while the inner are much paler.

Food Chain

• From high perches they dive down to the grown with winds folded, before snatching prey.
• They also hunt by walking on the grown or wading into the water.
• Prey may includes owls except snowy owl.
• A Great Horned Owl can take 2 or 3 prey at a time.

Habitats

• It was first seen in the Virginia Colonies.
• They have adapted to many different places and climates.They life mostly in desserts, dense forest and plains to city parks.
• The Great Horned owls usaly are nocturnal.

More Facts

• Nesting season only last January to Febuary.
• Male does a hoot to signal a female.
• Female does a kroo sound to signal a male.
• Great Horned owls steel other birds nest for their yong.