AUSTIN, Texas — With bright yellow eyes and a wingspan of approximately four feet long, the Great Horned Owl is a common species of bird seen throughout the U.S. year-round. In Austin, one owl in ...

Securing the title of the world’s largest owl requires a 6-foot, 3-inch wingspan. Having only 1,700 mature individuals remaining leaves Blakiston’s fish owl in a highly vulnerable state.

The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) is the only large North American owl with ear tufts that are commonly referred to as "horns." With a wingspan often measuring 55 inches the great horned owl is ...