For the past few weeks, I've been hearing Great Horned Owls in the city park next to my house. Some nights it sounds like they're hooting right outside my bedroom window (while I'm trying to sleep :tongue2! But I just can't manage to catch sight of them, and I really want to because I've never gotten a very good look at a wild owl. Today I finally found the nest, and it's not 50 feet from my window so that explains the noise, I guess :lol3:.
The female (I assume) is sitting in the nest like a good mama, I can just see her head and "ears" poking out of the top. I read that the male usually stays within sight of the nest so he can defend her/it if needed. So I looked in every tree I thought he might be in, and I couldn't find him anywhere. How close do they normally stay? Also, I'd love to find owl pellets, and I looked all around under the nest tree, and nothing. Do they yak them up near the nest, or do they do it somewhere else so as not to expose the nest location?
This is so cool! I'll see if I can get some pictures but the nest is WAY up high and I don't think my camera is that good. But I'll give it a try on the next clear day.
The female (I assume) is sitting in the nest like a good mama, I can just see her head and "ears" poking out of the top. I read that the male usually stays within sight of the nest so he can defend her/it if needed. So I looked in every tree I thought he might be in, and I couldn't find him anywhere. How close do they normally stay? Also, I'd love to find owl pellets, and I looked all around under the nest tree, and nothing. Do they yak them up near the nest, or do they do it somewhere else so as not to expose the nest location?
This is so cool! I'll see if I can get some pictures but the nest is WAY up high and I don't think my camera is that good. But I'll give it a try on the next clear day.