Image shows a Great Horned Owl sitting on a piece of metal railing, overlooking the Arkansas River on an early Colorado winter morning. Watched him hunt back and forth across the water for an hour. These are large, thick-bodied owls with two prominent feathered tufts on the head. The wings are broad and rounded. In flight, the rounded head and short bill combine to create a blunt-headed silhouette.Great Horned Owls are mottled gray-brown, with reddish brown faces and a neat white patch on the throat. Their overall color tone varies regionally from sooty to pale.
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