Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), heaviest owl in Central and South America and second heaviest owl in North America

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Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) is the heaviest owl in Central and South America and is the second heaviest owl in North America, after the closely related but very different looking Snowy Owl. Here, the bird is about to take off.

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Size: 3600px × 2549px
Location: TUCSON, ARIZONA, USA
Photo credit: © Yvette Cardozo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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