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

northGAcock

...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. 

tarheelmatt

Nice! 

Eggscuses

Definitely cool.
What flavor owl is that?

GATraveller

I've always been fascinated by owls.  Very cool.....thanks for sharing!!

theyolksonyou

Now I want an owl house. 

Pridnjoy

Awesome! I'd love to attract owls. Going to Google that...

tarheelmatt

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.  

bgebrent

Love it!

tarheelmatt

@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.  

JRWhitee

Time and Temp?

DoubleEgger

Nice Hooters

theyolksonyou

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. 

fishlessman

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

GATraveller

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.

YukonRon

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.

fishlessman

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

DieselkW

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

Fred19Flintstone

The owl scene from My Cousin Vinny.

http://youtu.be/A4mogrWHTS4

bgebrent

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...

GATraveller

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.

Dyal_SC

Cool!

theyolksonyou

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. 

northGAcock

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. 

saluki2007

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.

northGAcock

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.

theyolksonyou

Is she licking shoe remains from her lip?  Nice collar. 

northGAcock

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. 

NC_Egghead

@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. 

northGAcock

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. 

six_egg

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.

NC_Egghead

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.