Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

A magnificent and powerful apex nocturnal predator with prominent ear tufts, large yellow eyes, and a heavily barred brownish-gray plumage that provides exceptional camouflage against tree bark.

Muted earth tones featuring alternating bands of dark charcoal-brown and soft grayish-white, highlighted by a prominent white sub-terminal bar near the rounded tip.

Transition structure featuring a pennaceous upper tip with interlocked barbs and a distinctly plumulaceous (fluffy, downy) lower half lacking firm barbicels, providing silent flight insulation.

Extremely soft, velvety, and matte in texture with specialized velvety fringes on the barbs designed to muffle sound during flight.

Soft velvety texture, prominent alternating brown and white bars, and a fluffy plumulaceous base characteristic of nocturnal raptors.

Incredibly adaptable, found in deciduous and evergreen forests, deserts, swamps, tundra, urban parks, and agricultural areas.

Widespread throughout North America, extending south through Central America and into South America.

Apex nocturnal predator that helps regulate populations of rodents, rabbits, and other small mammals.

Barred Owl (Strix varia) and Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), distinguished primarily by specific bar widths and overall color tones.

Great Horned Owls possess asymmetrical ear openings that allow them to pinpoint prey in total darkness by sound alone.

Good condition with intact barbs and clean coloration, showing minimal signs of wear or fading.