The Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) is currently caring for a great horned owl that was found stuck in a pile of cow manure in the southern Alberta town of Picture Butte, which ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

We often get confused or upset when that happens. This came to mind the other day while photographing a mother great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) and young owlet. What’s so unusual about that ...