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  2. Great horned owl - Wikipedia

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    The great horned owl's eye contains both rods and cones like most species that see in color, but the vision of a great horned owl closely resembles that of many other nocturnal species. The peak wavelengths that are observed by the cones is 555 nm and the research suggests that the great horned owl has relatively weak color vision, especially ...

  3. List of birds by flight heights - Wikipedia

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    Instead of flying over a larger distance, they use elevation to expand their field of vision. [3] A bird strike was recorded at this height in 1973. Common crane: Grus grus: Gruidae: 10,000 metres (33,000 feet) This height was recorded above the Himalayas. [2] This great height allows them to avoid eagles in mountain passes. [2] Bar-headed ...

  4. There's plenty to know and find out while giving a hoot about ...

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    The great horned owl will appropriate a nest previously occupied by a great blue heron or by a hawk. A screech owl depends upon natural tree cavities in large trees.

  5. List of nocturnal birds - Wikipedia

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    Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus [1] Barred owl, Strix varia [1] Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis [1] Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio [1] Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii [1] Whiskered screech-owl, Megascops trichopsis [1] Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus [1] Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi [1] Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa [1]

  6. Horned owl - Wikipedia

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    The American (North and South America) horned owls and the Old World eagle-owls make up the genus Bubo, at least as traditionally described. The genus name Bubo is Latin for owl . Its name in Russian ( филин ) is one of the few native Russian words containing the letter Ф .

  7. Great Horned Owl, Bald Eagle survive, but winter storm took ...

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    The destruction of Lorax the Great Horned Owl's aviary was not as luckily timed. Kit Lacy, bird curator at Cascades Raptor Center, said Lorax's aviary was hit sometime late Tuesday night or early ...

  8. Hilton Head’s famous great horned owls are growing ... - AOL

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    Great horned owl Bayley staring into the Raptor CAM and huddled by her owlets, HH5 and HH6, on March 24, 2024. After fledging Tuesday, the siblings made it back to the nest for a long-anticipated ...

  9. Sound localization in owls - Wikipedia

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    Eurasian eagle-owl in Poland. Most owls are nocturnal or crepuscular birds of prey. Because they hunt at night, they must rely on non-visual senses. Experiments by Roger Payne [1] have shown that owls are sensitive to the sounds made by their prey, not the heat or the smell. In fact, the sound cues are both necessary and sufficient for ...