Some suggest that the ear tufts serve as camouflage by breaking the contour of the owl s head while others suggest that the tufts serve some role in communication or recognition enabling the owls to convey some kind of.
Great horned owl roof.
Scientists disagree as to the function of these ear tufts.
Of the order strigifermes and family strigidae the great horned owl is considered a true owl.
Great horned owls have prominent ear tufts atop their head one of several owl species that possess ear tufts.
The great horned owl cyndi bohannon the great horned owl bubo virginianus is arguably one of the most majestic of all raptors.
The other owl family tytonidae include barn owls.
The call it s making is identical to recorded calls i m finding on the internet.
Even the pitch is the same.
There is a great horned owl hooting in the tall trees behind my house in highland utah tonight.