We woke up before dawn to hear owls very nearby. In the morning darkness I went out to locate them and spotted two very large hoot owls communicating with each other as they sat on the eave of our neighbor’s house. I’ve never been that close to owls in the “wild.” Suburban wild in this case. They continued to hoot, each taking a turn and to sit almost motionless on the eve. They were separated by no more than 10 feet and had a clear line of sight to each other.
After no more than ten minutes one flew off to a tall fir tree adjoining our yard and the other landed in a small stand of trees nearby. As a bird flew from the fir tree the large owl pursued it and they flew out of sight.
As it was dark I didn’t get a useable photo. But it was a remarkable experience seeing them so close and hearing their hoots. Great way to start the day.
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by larryhol
Filed under: Birds
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