In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian ... bill yellow-green at the base with a paler tip. Ear tufts are prominent if raised; when flattened the bird has a ...
Look for heavy streaks below and darker bars on the back, small ear-like tufts ... to five white eggs in debris at the bottom of a nesting cavity. If you yearn for your very own owl visitors ...
Inspect such nests for the telltale plumicorns (owl ear tufts) projecting over the top. About half of our great horned owls use stick nests, most of the others nest in tree cavities. Lisa ...
Great horns are the largest owl in America with ear tufts. The tall and puffy tufts ... Sometimes they can be a bright shade of gray to nearly white. They have large, bright yellow eyes and ...
Elf owls are compact little birds, with yellow eyes, short tails, no ear tufts and larger-than-usual heads for their body size ...