Great Horned Owl

[Frankenkubota]

This is 25 or 30 years ago, we used have barn owls, then bald eagles moved in. Some of the first in the county when they were re-establishing territory. An owl took off out of the barn one day and...poof...the eagle took it in mid flight.

I live on the saltwater now and I see eagles every day and hear barred owls all the time. I would rather not have eagles to be quite honest. I much prefer osprey, terns and herons. Even the little kingfisher. All of those birds work for a living. Eagles do too to some extent but they scavenge and steal a lot.

I'm pretty sure it was Ben Franklin who had nothing good to say about bald eagles. He suggested the buzzard a better symbol of America than Bald Eagle.

 

[polo1665]

Thanks for posting that. I hear that a lot, but I never knew the species behind it. On some of the higher notes, the can almost sound like a coyote or a baboon to me.

Lol, I've got one in the woods behind my house. First time I heard it I thought I had been transported to Africa. Must have been mating season or something. I usually just hear the common "who cooks for you" call.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm pretty sure it was Ben Franklin who had nothing good to say about bald eagles. He suggested the buzzard a better symbol of America than Bald Eagle.

I thought it was the wild turkey?
Anyways, one evening me and my dad were walking around our old farm pond and a screech owl swooped down and grazed the top of his head :laughing: our local naturalist expert said they will do that if you get too close to their nest.

 

[kenmbz]

Wondered what all the whooping was at night here, know the sound of the horned owls and most other raptors.
The Barred owl sometimes does sound a bit like a baboon.
The sound that is most disturbing though is the Foxes, we have sometime 3 of them that "talk" to each other.
Sometimes sounds like a woman or child screaming, would freak my wife out at 5 in the morning.

 

[dodge man]

[SUB][/SUB]Why would you want owl pellets? I looked up pics and the ones I see look different, more white.

 

[Alien]

We have, what looks like, a barn owl that lives close to our house. It is fairly quiet and sometimes watches us.
Another one is a 'fierce' owl that can catch cats and possums I'm told. Neighbours have one but I haven't seen one here yet.
We do have, nesting beside the house, a pair of Frogmouths. They are lovely quiet birds that are hard to see when in a tree as they are camoflaged. They are quite large. They say they are not owls but they are nocturnal and we call them owls. Apparently related to the kookaburra. Their young one is close to leaving the nest right now.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Yup

Turkey, makes a lot more sense

Taste better too!

 

[MossRoad]

Tawny frogmouth?

Tawny frogmouth - Wikipedia

 

[user.69169]

Watch turkey try to make tree landing. NOT even decent pilot.
Nasty bird wid lot of attitude too.

Don't blow horn at turkey blocking driveway if you like paint on hood or wipers. Better to drive around or wait.

 

[Hay Dude]

Watch turkey try to make tree landing. NOT even decent pilot.
Nasty bird wid lot of attitude too.

Don't blow horn at turkey blocking driveway if you like paint on hood or wipers. Better to drive around or wait.

Yeah we got em and I do like seeing them with chicks. It’s kinda cute. The adults do have attitudes on em. Tough animal though...