A great horned owl hunts mostly at night. Its hoot is low and deep. You can hear great horned owls at night in winter.
It has large yellow eyes. It cannot move its eyes in their sockets.
The tufts on its head look like horns. They are not ears. They are tufts of feathers.
It watches from a high perch. Then it swoops down to catch its food. Its feet are covered with feathers.
Great horned owls eat rabbits, rats and squirrels. A great horned owl swallows small prey whole.
A great horned owl coughs up pellets. They are the bones and fur it cannot digest.
Great horned owls do not build their own nests. They use nests built by other large birds, such as hawks and crows.
A great horned owl usually lays two or three eggs. Baby owls are covered with down when they hatch.
Great horned owls live across most of North America. They live in the country and in cities.
Words to know
- sockets: eye holes
- prey: hunted animals
- pellets: small lumps
- down: soft feathers
