Meet the Barn Owl
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are efficient nighttime hunters that strike from above and use their powerful talons to kill and carry animals several times heavier than themselves. Great Horned Owls are largely nocturnal, so they can be difficult to spot. But in the dark after sunset, or just before dawn, they can often be heard vocalizing with their well-known series of “Hoo hoos,” and can even be seen plucking at roadkill on country roads. Unlike Barn Owls which typically weigh under a pound, Great Horned Owls can weigh up to five pounds and are considered one of the heaviest and largest of the owls in the Americas.
What Do We Learn From Great Horned Owls? As an apex predator, Great Horned Owls have few natural enemies, but observing their habitat and hunting behavior reveals other reasons why they have such high survival rates. What natural enemies they do have are most threatening during the period when the female has eggs. Owl eggs make delicious meals for raccoons and even buzzards.
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