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My brother (CLT) sent me this picture yesterday......for you nature lovers....

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northGAcock
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...They had put up an owl house in their backyard last fall. They not only had owls move in.....but now have a little one. Right cool if you ask me. 
Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    Nice! 
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  • Eggscuses
    Eggscuses Posts: 399
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    Definitely cool.
    What flavor owl is that?
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    I've always been fascinated by owls.  Very cool.....thanks for sharing!!

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • theyolksonyou
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    Now I want an owl house. 
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  • Pridnjoy
    Pridnjoy Posts: 130
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    Awesome! I'd love to attract owls. Going to Google that...
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  • tarheelmatt
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Now I want an owl house. 
    Me too! There's one in the woods behind the house, but I can never find it.  
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  • bgebrent
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    Love it!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • tarheelmatt
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    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
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  • JRWhitee
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    Time and Temp?
                                                                
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  • DoubleEgger
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    Nice Hooters
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  • theyolksonyou
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    tarheelmatt said:
    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
    He probably would. 
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  • fishlessman
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    i like the owls, dog seems to enjoy the scat =)  seen a giant snowy a few weeks back, thats 3 in my lifetime.
    tarheelmatt said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Now I want an owl house. 
    Me too! There's one in the woods behind the house, but I can never find it.  
    look for where it roosts, the scat is hairy pellets and bones
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • GATraveller
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    fishlessman said:
    i like the owls, dog seems to enjoy the scat =)  seen a giant snowy a few weeks back, thats 3 in my lifetime.
    tarheelmatt said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Now I want an owl house. 
    Me too! There's one in the woods behind the house, but I can never find it.  
    look for where it roosts, the scat is hairy pellets and bones
    They actually regurgitate the pellet.  Their scat is like thick urine.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • YukonRon
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    Had an owl in our shed, it was a screech owl. That bird would screech, non stop, all night long, very, very loud. It was so bad our neighbors (closest one over 75 meters away) complained about the noise so much the homeowners association drafted a letter and sent it to us to have it removed. We did. 1 week and a thousand bucks later. It was back.
    Be careful what you wish for. 
    That is a very cool image.
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    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • fishlessman
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    GATraveller said:
    fishlessman said:
    i like the owls, dog seems to enjoy the scat =)  seen a giant sno =) wy a few weeks back, thats 3 in my lifetime.
    tarheelmatt said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Now I want an owl house. 
    Me too! There's one in the woods behind the house, but I can never find it.  
    look for where it roosts, the scat is hairy pellets and bones
    They actually regurgitate the pellet.  Their scat is like thick urine.
    it looks alot like scat but its really a small pile of furballs with bones regurgitated.  we get the big greys around here, really easy to find. i dont see many of the small owls
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • DieselkW
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    We have some woods in the back, I hear an owl nearly every night when the windows are open in the Spring and Fall.
    Keeps the mouse/vole population in check, I love owls and hawks - raptors are always welcome here.

    Looks like a juvenile barred owl - the yellow beak means it's not a horned owl.

    If it is a barred owl, this is not off topic, because the call is often referred to as:

    "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you?"
    http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/43/Barred_Owls/#_ga=1.58936365.1243455774.1462892016

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    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • Fred19Flintstone
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    The owl scene from My Cousin Vinny.

    http://youtu.be/A4mogrWHTS4
    Flint, Michigan
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  • bgebrent
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    theyolksonyou said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
    He probably would. 
    You'll probably have to take a dog from him...
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • GATraveller
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    fishlessman said:
    GATraveller said:
    fishlessman said:
    i like the owls, dog seems to enjoy the scat =)  seen a giant sno =) wy a few weeks back, thats 3 in my lifetime.
    tarheelmatt said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    Now I want an owl house. 
    Me too! There's one in the woods behind the house, but I can never find it.  
    look for where it roosts, the scat is hairy pellets and bones
    They actually regurgitate the pellet.  Their scat is like thick urine.
    it looks alot like scat but its really a small pile of furballs with bones regurgitated.  we get the big greys around here, really easy to find. i dont see many of the small owls
    We have a great horned owl that nests behind my parents house.  The kids and I gather the pellets (when we find them) and dig through to see what it's been eating.  Really cool stuff.  
    I was watching a squirrel play under my deer stand one morning and a owl buzzed my head and swooped down to snatch up the squirrel.  Amazing that something that big is silent when it flies.  I've been hooked ever since.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • Dyal_SC
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    Cool!
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  • theyolksonyou
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    Adult barred owl at the western Carolina nature center. 


    @GATraveller I got buzzed by an owl while walking through the resort we were staying in at Disney. The silence is amazing. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    tarheelmatt said:
    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
    You guys have a much better chance of my building one than installing. By owl requirements (not sure Hoo captured those) they have to be attached way high up in a tree. You ain't getting me up that ladder. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • saluki2007
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    Awesome picture.  I put a bird feeder outside my bed room window this spring and have had all kinds of birds eating from it.  My 11 month old daughter loves watching them.  I will be getting a few more this summer.

    Owls are great, but if you have cats or small dogs be careful.  They will not hesitate to make your pets disappear.
    Large and Small BGE
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    bgebrent said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
    He probably would. 
    You'll probably have to take a dog from him...

    bgebrent said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    @theyolksonyou, we'll get Robin to make us two and insist him coming to our house and installing them.  

    He'll do it.. Just ask.  
    He probably would. 
    You'll probably have to take a dog from him...
    She is real sweet.
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • theyolksonyou
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    Is she licking shoe remains from her lip?  Nice collar. 
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    theyolksonyou said:
    Is she licking shoe remains from her lip?  Nice collar. 
    Insert anything for the word "shoe" and it could be a true statement. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • NC_Egghead
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    @northGAcock, that is extremely cool. About how high up in the tree was it installed? I hear owls in the woods behind my house all the time and wouldn't mind a few more to help with my rabbit problem in the garden; especially since it looks like I can't get a mountain lion. I was in Minnesota in the Northern tier with some Scouts for a week. We were canoeing, fishing, camping. I was up one morning early fishing and was buzzed by a female bald eagle. It was really an awesome experience; especially being in such a remote place, basically cohabitating in their environment. 
    Charlotte, NC

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    NC_Egghead said:
    @northGAcock, that is extremely cool. About how high up in the tree was it installed? I hear owls in the woods behind my house all the time and wouldn't mind a few more to help with my rabbit problem in the garden; especially since it looks like I can't get a mountain lion. I was in Minnesota in the Northern tier with some Scouts for a week. We were canoeing, fishing, camping. I was up one morning early fishing and was buzzed by a female bald eagle. It was really an awesome experience; especially being in such a remote place, basically cohabitation in their environment. 
    @NC_Egghead     Let me ask my brother. I recall the conversation about 9 months ago.... but don't quite remember the height. He lives in Charlotte just off of Providence near Cotswald. I am sure he would be glad to show it to you if interested. I'll get back to you on the height. I am headed your way tomorrow to help my son move (actually rent the truck and drive it....while supervising the actual work). I should get by my brothers house and see him while in the neighborhood. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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    I had an Owl family living in a tree in my old house. one of the owls were huge biggest I had ever seen. Great picture.

    XLBGE, LBGE 

    Fernandina Beach, FL

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    northGAcock said:
    NC_Egghead said:
    @northGAcock, that is extremely cool. About how high up in the tree was it installed? I hear owls in the woods behind my house all the time and wouldn't mind a few more to help with my rabbit problem in the garden; especially since it looks like I can't get a mountain lion. I was in Minnesota in the Northern tier with some Scouts for a week. We were canoeing, fishing, camping. I was up one morning early fishing and was buzzed by a female bald eagle. It was really an awesome experience; especially being in such a remote place, basically cohabitation in their environment. 
    @NC_Egghead     Let me ask my brother. I recall the conversation about 9 months ago.... but don't quite remember the height. He lives in Charlotte just off of Providence near Cotswald. I am sure he would be glad to show it to you if interested. I'll get back to you on the height. I am headed your way tomorrow to help my son move (actually rent the truck and drive it....while supervising the actual work). I should get by my brothers house and see him while in the neighborhood. 
    Thanks! Good luck with the move, er, supervision. 
    Charlotte, NC

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