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Great Horned Owl

The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) with its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.

For more info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/id

The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl

Taken on: July 21, 2025

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Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S

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Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, 840mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	Low
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.4 (Macintosh)
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