With the great horned owl weighing as much as 31/2 pounds and being 19 to 24 inches in length, it has a wingspan of three to nearly five feet.

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Great horned owls are extremely protective of their territory, sometimes spanning two square miles. Common predators of the owl include foxes, coyotes, crows, ravens, and other raptors such as hawks.

A great horned owl can close its feet with 500 psi (pounds per square inch). The average human exerts - squeezing as hard as we can- 80-150 psi. The owls use this deadly grip to sever the spine of ...

A great horned owl can close its feet with 500 psi (pounds per square inch). The average human exerts - squeezing as hard as we can- 80-150 psi. The owls use this deadly grip to sever the spine of ...

This great horned owl is one that we often hear and sometimes see when we are working quietly outside after dark. He is a permanent but wild resident of Little Swamp Sanctuary.

I once had a great-horned owl kill a full-grown red fox caught in a trap. They are our most common predator. Anyone out after dark, no matter your locale, will see or hear these birds at some point.

However, the great horned owl, like most natural predators, will opportunistically feed on whatever prey is most easily obtained. For the most part, they consist of plentiful rodents such as mice ...