hilltop87
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 18:47:00 GMT -5
Post by hilltop87 on Jan 14, 2020 18:47:00 GMT -5
Last night I heard some eerie hooting sounds in my back yard. I peered out the window and saw a pretty good sized Great Horned Owl up in one of my trees. He must have stayed there and hooted for a half hour.
For some reason I have always been fascinated by owls. There is just something about them that I think is cool. My guess is he was scoping out some of the rabbits that I know live in some bushes in my back yard.
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 18:58:28 GMT -5
Post by De ville on Jan 14, 2020 18:58:28 GMT -5
Oh yes, owls are very cool birds indeed. I would love to get a chance to photograph some one of these days. Not too easy a feat with most verities, at least around here.
The do seem wise somehow, and the way they peer around, and can rotate their head so far. Very cool animals.
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 19:01:38 GMT -5
Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 14, 2020 19:01:38 GMT -5
Owls are fascinating byurdz. Everything you need to know about 'em right'cheer:
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 19:11:36 GMT -5
Post by RonC Picker on Jan 14, 2020 19:11:36 GMT -5
 Owls are very cool. We have a local pair that sometimes bring their young'uns down to get a drink and cool off in pool during dusk in the hot AZ summertime. |
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twigs 🦒
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Jan 14, 2020 19:15:43 GMT -5
Post by twigs 🦒 on Jan 14, 2020 19:15:43 GMT -5
Almost ate an owl one time. It was right in the middle of the tree I was snacking on.
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 19:45:51 GMT -5
Post by LVF on Jan 14, 2020 19:45:51 GMT -5
Owls, the C 130 of birds.
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babsobass
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 21:23:28 GMT -5
Post by babsobass on Jan 14, 2020 21:23:28 GMT -5
I'm in Wisconsin and would love to see a snowy owl. Occasionally they make their way this far south. Would be mucho cool to see one.
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 21:35:27 GMT -5
Post by Chris Greene on Jan 14, 2020 21:35:27 GMT -5
We have a small population of Great Horned owls on the property part of the year and Swainson hawks another part of the year.
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The Owl
Jan 14, 2020 21:57:29 GMT -5
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Post by TonyM on Jan 14, 2020 21:57:29 GMT -5
I frequently see barred owls and Northern screech owls on my property. Between them and the red tail hawks I’m amazed I still have so many squirrels (bushy tailed rats).
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 9:28:27 GMT -5
Post by oldnjplayer on Jan 17, 2020 9:28:27 GMT -5
Only Owls I have seen were at the NJ Raptor Rescue center in Morris County NJ. I was impressed with the size of the Great Horned species.
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 9:45:09 GMT -5
Post by walshb 🦒 on Jan 17, 2020 9:45:09 GMT -5
We were out driving on a back road one evening, it had just gotten dark out. Coming up a small hill and we saw a very large bird take off from the side of the road. I drove about a 1/2 mile, and decided to turn around and go back, hoping the bird had returned. Coming back to that spot, there was a huge owl, sitting right in the middle of the road. Headlights shining right on it, it sat there for 5 or 10 seconds, and then took off. It looked all white, or a very light color anyway.
I didn't realize how big they were, until that moment.
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professor
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Jan 17, 2020 11:51:36 GMT -5
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Post by professor on Jan 17, 2020 11:51:36 GMT -5
Yes, great horned owls here, also screech owls and barred owls. Barred owls do hunt in the day time, and can get in your face if you end up in between them and their prey. Horned owls do alot of communicating on still nights, especially now. Sometimes they end up in a cedar tree just outside our bedroom and freak the dogs out in the middle of thr night.
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 12:13:30 GMT -5
Post by Taildragger on Jan 17, 2020 12:13:30 GMT -5
Cool birds. We had a pair of barn owls roosting in one of our trees til the crows and scrub jays rain them off by harassing them relentlessly while they were trying to sleep during the day. I'll probably build an owl box to try to get them back since they do such a great job of keeping the rats and gophers under control.
Owls are one of the reasons that I never use rat poison since they can become collateral damage if they feed on rodents that have ingested said toxins.
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 12:43:07 GMT -5
Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 17, 2020 12:43:07 GMT -5
They are good to have around. They keep the mice and other vermin in check.
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tomcaster
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 13:28:17 GMT -5
Post by tomcaster on Jan 17, 2020 13:28:17 GMT -5
We have them on our property too-very cool and unique birds. They usually hoot in a conversation-one will answer another one. They fly incredibly quietly, more of a gliding thing. Usually only see them at sunrise or dusk. The other birds do this thing when the see one and a bunch of them gather around and make lots of noise to chase them off. They just move to another tree.
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 15:33:15 GMT -5
Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 17, 2020 15:33:15 GMT -5
"I'm in Wisconsin and would love to see a snowy owl. Occasionally they make their way this far south. Would be mucho cool to see one."
I live next to a barrier beach that has become a popular winter home for Snowy owls fleeing the Arctic. A few years ago I spent about a month stalking one to get a decent photo. This was the best I could with only a 300mm lens:
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The Owl
Jan 17, 2020 15:53:16 GMT -5
Post by Ragtop on Jan 17, 2020 15:53:16 GMT -5
Great photos, NSR, thanks.
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The Owl
Jan 18, 2020 12:02:56 GMT -5
Post by HenryJ on Jan 18, 2020 12:02:56 GMT -5
 My son took a picture of an owl one night as he took a walk. The picture is not that great, but it is an owl. |
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Jan 18, 2020 12:34:22 GMT -5
Post by Seldom Seen on Jan 18, 2020 12:34:22 GMT -5
Owls are awesome. One morning, several years ago, I found a rat tail on my front porch with a small amount of blood and what I assumed were owl feathers. I can't think of any other nocturnal birds of prey in these parts.
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The Owl
Jan 18, 2020 16:48:15 GMT -5
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 18, 2020 16:48:15 GMT -5
The owl on the sign reminds me of an owl encounter olin 1973. Living on 160 acres caring for a man's horses. As elk season approached I made a sign that said 'livestock no hunting'. It was crude and very homemade, and we all joked about livestock being the next Woodstock. Coming home one night there was a big old owl sitting on the sign, surveying his property. Another great picture not taken
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babsobass
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The Owl
Jan 18, 2020 16:56:19 GMT -5
Post by babsobass on Jan 18, 2020 16:56:19 GMT -5
I live next to a barrier beach that has become a popular winter home for Snowy owls fleeing the Arctic. A few years ago I spent about a month stalking one to get a decent photo. This was the best I could with only a 300mm lens:
Very cool photos! |
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The Owl
Jan 18, 2020 17:07:47 GMT -5
Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 18, 2020 17:07:47 GMT -5
Many years ago the Ministry of Natural Resources office near our cottage in Terrace Bay Ontario had a huge stuffed Great Horned Owl in a glass case. I had no idea they got that big.
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Jan 19, 2020 14:23:35 GMT -5
Post by herb on Jan 19, 2020 14:23:35 GMT -5
Another fan of the owl. We have an abundance of barred owls around where I work. One night I saw one every 100 feet or so of road I drive nightly. Strangely, they were just sitting on the side of the road. It added up to 5-6 owls. Haven't seen one around there since.
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babsobass
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Jan 19, 2020 17:30:34 GMT -5
Post by babsobass on Jan 19, 2020 17:30:34 GMT -5
Was in South Africa a couple of years ago. We went to a nature reserve, and one of the exhibits was for birds. We went into a long row of walk-in cages, one after another, each separated by doors. In each one was a large bird of some kind, predominately owls. The really interesting part was the birds were not behind any barrier. You walk into the next cage and there you are, face to face (10 feet or so away) with an owl. Being in that situation, having them right there and watching you with nothing in between, was a little bit of a freaky experience; very cool but freaky.
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Jan 20, 2020 18:49:05 GMT -5
Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 20, 2020 18:49:05 GMT -5
Is it just me, or does anyone else think the logo for Microsoft's Outlook resembles an owl stoned out of its gourd?  |
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