The great grey owl is one of the largest owls in the world and Manitoba’s provincial bird. It’s not a very agile flier but is still a deadly predator. It prefers to strike from short distances ...

An owl flying past a window ... developed because they largely hunt at night. The Great Grey Owl can locate its rodent prey, hidden beneath 2 feet of snow, from a distance of half a mile away.

The great gray owl has long been thought of as a sentinel of the Alaska wilderness, keeping watch over snow-laden forests as far north as the Brooks Range, well away from human populations. Phys.org ...