I was excited because great gray owls are the largest species of owl in the world by length, exceeding 2 feet long. These owls boast a wingspan that can reach more than 5 feet. ADVERTISEMENT ...

A great grey owl perches in a forest meadow, listening. Ken Shults. Photographing The Great Greys. ... Some 50 feet up in a tangle of branches wedged in a crook of a bough, sits a female.

I thought about that as I watched a great gray owl hunting from a perch in my front yard last week, not 50 feet from my door in Island Park. It was the middle of the day and the second time I had ...

A great gray owl returns to its nest with a kill to feed chicks on the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range. This photo was taken before the broken tree trunk in which the owls nested was toppled by wind.

The great gray owl is a circumpolar species, and it is the largest owl occurring in North America. ... 1.5 meters equates to 59 inches, or almost 5 feet.

A great gray owl perches beside an open meadow near Sunriver, Ore., Friday, March 26, 2021, after being released from the wildlife hospital. The owl struck a residential window, which caused ...

A great gray owl returns to its nest with a kill to feed chicks on the Blackfoot-Clearwater Game Range. This photo was taken before the broken tree trunk in which the owls nested was toppled by ...