THE GREAT HORNED OWL
THE LARGEST OWL
Adaptations
Great Horned Owl are the biggest owls.
They have fluffy white ears and big yellow eyes.
Great Horned Owls have grey and brown feathers.
They have paper thin bones.
Guess what scientist think that great horned
owls hearing is better than their eye sight.
Habitat
Great horned owl lives in
woods, park, and suburbs.
They live everywhere
except Hawaii.
4 Interesting Facts
- Great horned owls are large, powerful, and aggressive birds.
- Their eye sight is 100 time better than people.
- Great horned owl 2 inches of feathers.
- A great horned owl wing span is 50 inches long or
more and it is 25 inches tall.
A great horned owl
A great horned owl hooting
A great horned owl looking for it prey
Hunting
Great horned owls spot their prey,
Then before they strike the head snaps
back and it puts its tail down.
Family
When a male owl finds a mate he fluffs
his feathers and spreads it wings then
lands in front of its mate.
A great horned owl doesn't build a nest.
They go around looking for a nest.
Bibliography
National Audubon Society First Field Guide Birds
Tiger with Wings The Great Horned Owl
by Barbara Juster Esbensen
About the Author
I'm Brady, I'm eight years old and I love sports.
I did my research project on the Great Horned
Owl because I like birds and Mrs. DeMint
loves Great Horned Owls.