![]() Light morphs have pale plumage with dark bellies and dark “wrist” patches while dark ones are brown-black with white flight feathers. Rough-legged hawks come in different morphs. During their non-breeding season, these long-winged raptors are common in open country, around large open fields and marshes. Rough-legged hawks are the second largest hawks found in Pennsylvania and can be seen during winter throughout the state. Females are bigger than males and weigh from 2.3 to 3.6 pounds males are 1.3 to 2.2 pounds heavy. Rough-legged hawks or rough-legged buzzards are large birds of prey found in Europe, Asia, and North America. Range In Pennsylvania: Winter resident throughout PA.These large night owls are monogamous and pairs may stay together for over five years, sometimes even for a lifetime. ![]() They also have gray-brown plumage with a mottled pattern and a white patch at the throat. In case you see great horned owls in person, you will notice long, earlike tufts, intimidating golden yellow eyes, and a deep hooting call. They hunt using their acute hearing and excellent eyesight and can fly in near silence to catch their prey by surprise. They might occasionally even attack large birds, including raptors such as ospreys, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, prairie falcons, and other owls. Aggressive and excellent hunters, these big birds feed on rabbits, hares, rats, mice, voles, other small mammals, larger mid-sized mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Great horned owls have the most diverse diet of all North American raptors. They are also among the largest owls in North America and live in mountains, grasslands, conifer forests, deserts, chaparrals, and many other habitats.
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