Great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) are some of the most magnificent of the raptors. I’ve been privileged to see quite a few of them in and around New York City. While I update this page, you can find more photos of Great Horned Owls on the Owls page on this site.
A visiting great horned owl in Central Park, April 25, 2022
Great horned owl, the Ramble, Central Park, December 5, 2022
Great horned owl, Central Park, February 10, 2022
Great horned owl, Inwood Hill Park, February 12, 2022
A Family of Great Horned Owls in Queens, 2022
I visited a park in Queens on April 1, 2022, to see two great horned owlets in their nest. While I was watching the kids, a parental unit flew into a nearby tree, I think to protect the kids from a red-tailed hawk that had been flying around.
A great horned owl parent in Queens, April 1, 2022
One of the Queens owlets, April 1, 2022
A Queens parental unit, April 1, 2022
Great Horned Owls in Manhattan: A Slide Show
The great horned owls in this slide show were seen in Central Park on February 10 and Inwood Hill Park on February 12, 2022.
Great Horned Owlets in Pelham Bay Park 2021
Great horned owlets, the Bronx, spring 2021
Great horned owlets, the Bronx, the day before they fledged, spring 2021
I visited the nest seven times in the spring of 2021, and this slideshow shows some of the highlights. The fledgling photos (in the tree behind leaves) are from April 27, 2021.
A Great Horned Owl in Central Park
I was able to take photographs of a great horned owl in the north part of Central Park on November 17, 2019.
Great Horned Owlets at Pelham Bay Park
Great horned owlets at Pelham Bay Park, May 8, 2018