Great Gray Owl Photo Gallery
Adult (American)
A big and tall owl with a large round head. Silvery gray overall—patterned with fine white, gray, and brown streaking and faint barring. Across the neck sits a white “bow tie” with a black center.
© Chris WoodMinnesota, January 26, 2005Adult (Lapland)
Occurs in boreal forest across northern Eurasia and northern North America.
© Matti Rekilä / Macaulay LibraryUusimaaAdult
Large, big-headed owl with yellow eyes and a tiny bill. Perches quietly on the edges of meadows or forest openings.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryOntario, January 26, 2013Not all videos have soundAdult (American)
Large owl with broad, rounded wings. Quietly floats on broad wings across meadows and openings in evergreen forests.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryQuebecJuvenile (Lapland)
Juvenile has yellow eyes, barred upperparts, and large-headed appearance of adult.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibrarySakhaAdult (American)
Hunts by hovering above the snow, and plunging talons first into the snow to grab small mammals. Note large head, yellow eyes, and black-and-white bowtie.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryQuebecAdult (American)
Nests in old raptor or Common Raven nests; or in the broken tops of dead trees, human-made platforms, or in clumps of mistletoe.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryAlaskaAdult (American)
Large, big-headed owl with yellow eyes and a black-and-white bowtie across the neck.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryOntario