Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus. Birds photographed within the confines of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, February, 2022. Photographs courtesy of Carol Snow, Del Mar, California.

Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus. Photograph taken of an adult and a fledgling within a residential community in Hereford, Arizona, July 2019. Photograph and identification courtesy of Bob Behrstock, Sierra Vista, Arizona (naturewideimages.com).

Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus. Photographs taken in the greater Santa Barbara area, Santa Barbara, California, September 2021. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus. Photographs taken within the Florida Everglades, South Florida, October 2022. Photographs and identifications courtesy of Faith Hubsch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Family:  Strigidae of Owls