We have two Great Horned Owls around us. They perch in our trees most days. I go out with my dog. She's a snack for them. They are just a bit smaller than that. Up to 25" long and a 3'-5' wingspan. Pretty sure the two around us are on the larger end of that scale. Their wings are huge.
I meant to ping you to my post 47!
Back when I was smoking, I stepped out for a smoke late one night.
I heard a flutter of wings, and a HUGE white owl landed on
the telephone wire attached to my house.
The wire was about 10 feet away, beyond where I was standing, so that the owl had to look back at me over it’s shoulder.
I cannot tell you if it was a horned owl, but I do not remember seeing any.
I’m pretty sure is was round headed.
I was so mesmerized by it eyes.
In the yard light they looked the color of a new penny.
A fissure of fear ran straight up my spine, not of the bird,
but of the omens attached to it.
I turned tail and ran back in the house like the coward that I am!
P.S. It was HUGE, that, I remember-probably a female, as they are bigger than males.