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Me too.....I'll put one box on the tree he living in and another down here by the house.....

If I saw a flock of Owls I'd consider changing pipe tobacco...





Thanks Birdie.....I've heard that sound but never dreamed it was coming from an Owl.....

Definitely a Saw-whet.....

A buddy of mine, avid yotie hunter, told me few years ago about an owl kill he witnessed.
Standing against a tree calling and this cottontail busts out of cover through the snow. This big horn owl came out of nowhere and center punched him.
He ran over for a better view and the owl flew away.
Curiosity took over. He dissected it.
Spine was broken at the shoulders and it had 5 holes in its heart.

He said "that's accuracy. That's efficient killing. Owls have 8 talons, you do the math."

probably suck if he grabbed your head, too!

He also mentioned the size of a rabbit's heart.

Something to think about.

Evidently some owls that nest in hollow cavities in trees can become luminous from a fungus in the tree wood. In effect, they glow in the dark. Think of an owl face like the Barn Owl has...

Ol Pedro has been tipping a few tequila drinks down at the cantina. As he is staggering home down a dusty dirt road after dark he suddenly sees this glowing apparition owl face floating soundlessly through the night. The stuff of legends...

Ok as it was told to me,

In the old days before humans walked the earth owl was the messenger of the Great Sun who oversaw the earth. Anytime the Great Sun wished to send a message to the animals on the earth, Owl would bring the message to them. And vice versa, owl would bring questions and messages to the Great Sun for the animals as well.

As time went on Owl became pretty confident in his abilities. Over confident. With many questions being asked but the animals of the Great Sun, he felt it not necessary to confide these questions to him. His reasoning was like " I know how the Great Son would answer this question, so I won't bother him. I'll just answer it myself!" Not realizing that each animal may require a different answer to fit his particular needs.

So as time progressed the Great Sun was not receiving as many messages and questions as he was in the past. he approached Owl about this and owl confided his reasons. Upon hearing this the Great Sun chastised Owl for his arrogance and said "henceforth you will only deliver one message to the animals on earth and that will be the message of death!" "And furthermore they will not hear your approach as you will deliver the message silently!"

And to this day when the Owl flies he is silent as he delivers his message!!

That is the story the old folks tell.