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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Description:

Bird of prey with front-facing yellow eyes & erect feathers on the head which look like horns, colouration of varieties of brown, black & grey.

Habitat:

Under brush of a wooded area next to a marsh.

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3 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

I like the second pic where it is looking out of the corner of it's eye!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Great pictures!

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

What a gorgeous bird. I would love to see one.

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Cornwall, Québec, Canada

Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Sep 6, 2012

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