BIRD OF THE DAY
The Great Horned Owl(Bubo virginianus) is an American owl. It is found in many environments, from forests, deserts and even residential areas. It, however, tend to prefer open terrain as meadows and cultivated fields. The Great Horned Owl, who hunts at night catching small mammals (it is one of the few animals that take skunks) and birds (including predatory birds other owls, peregrine falcons and ospreys), but also reptiles, amphibians.