Great Horned Owl

Quick Facts

Size

55 - 65 cm

Weight

900 - 1400 g

Diet

Small mammals (voles, mice, rabbits, hares), Birds (songbirds, game birds, waterfowl), Reptiles (snakes, lizards), Amphibians (frogs, toads), Insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles)

Habitat

Behavior

• Hunts at night, using acute hearing and exceptional vision to locate prey
• Perches in trees or on power poles, scanning for prey
• Engages in monogamous breeding, with pairs forming during breeding season
• Females lay 2-4 eggs, which are incubated for approximately 30 days
• Both parents care for young, which leave the nest after approximately 6-8 weeks