This great horned owl is one that we often hear and sometimes see when we are working quietly outside after dark. ... They will click their beaks and hiss, and try to act tough.

Winter is the great horned owl breeding season. Some call it the hooting season. The birds, which use the nests of hawks and other animals, will lay eggs throughout February and into March.

The great horned owl is the largest of the three common Ohio breeding owls (the others being the eastern screech and barred owls). Females are larger than males, and a big specimen might weigh 3.5 ...

A great horned owl was able to survive a gnarly encounter with a barbed wire fence thanks to a little help from a friend in law enforcement. Fort Bend County Constable Sgt. Harrell Clark was at a ...

A baby great horned owl fell from its nest after strong winds destroyed its home. The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island contacted A Place Called Hope in Connecticut to assist in reuniting the baby ...

A great horned owl’s talons have more crushing power than the strongest human hand. Its eyes are just slightly smaller than yours. Great horned owls in Alaska and Yukon are larger than most; ...

A dead great horned owl is tangled in monofilament fishing line along the Tulpechocken Creek near Gring’s Mill on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Jim Colflesh/Contributed photo) ...

A great horned owl was rescued by law enforcement after being tangled in barbed wire at Cross Creek Ranch in Fort Bend County. Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content.