Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger)

A powerful and adaptable apex nocturnal predator, the Great Horned Owl is easily recognized by its prominent ear tufts, striking yellow eyes, and deep, resonant hooting calls.

Mottled earthy tones featuring alternating dark brown and grayish-white bars across a light background, providing exceptional camouflage against tree bark.

Pennaceous vane with a velvety, specialized fringe (comb-like serrations) on the leading edge and downy barbs at the base, creating a soft, sound-dampening surface.

Extremely soft, velvety, and matte in texture, lacking the stiff glossiness of diurnal raptor feathers to ensure completely silent flight.

Velvety soft texture, serrated leading edge for silent flight, and distinctive dark brown and white barred patterning.

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

Widespread throughout the Americas, ranging from the subarctic regions of Canada and Alaska down through the United States and Central America into South America.

Acts as a top nocturnal apex predator helping to regulate populations of rodents, rabbits, skunks, and even other birds of prey.

Barred Owl (Strix varia) and Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), distinguished by finer barring or starker white coloration.

Great Horned Owls can exert over 500 pounds of pressure per square inch with their talons, roughly matching the bite force of an adult large dog.

Good condition, largely intact vane with minor wear at the tip and normal fluffiness at the base.