Great Horned Owl On Gravel Bar Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Image shows a Great Horned Owl sitting upon a gravel bar of the Arkansas River near Pueblo Colorado. Watched him hunt for almost an hour, going back and forth across the water, and stopping in between on the sandy/rocky island in the middle of the river.Found almost throughout North America and much of South America is this big owl. Aggressive and powerful in its hunting sometimes known by nicknames such as `tiger owl`, it takes prey as varied as rabbits, hawks, snakes, and even skunks, and will even attack porcupines, often with fatal results for both prey and predator. Great Horned Owls begin nesting very early in the north, and their deep hoots may be heard rolling across the forest on mid-winter nights.