/ Register

Welcome to OrchidsForum.com. We are a friendly online community for Orchid Growers all over the world. If you haven't joined yet we invite you to register and join our community. Hope to see you on our forums!

What owl is this??

Discussion in 'Pets and Wildlife' started by Pook, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. Jun 24, 2010 #1
    Pook

    Pook Disneyed

    Messages:
    837
    Likes Received:
    15
    Have spooked this owl and or its partner 3 times in 3 days...
    owl close up.jpg
     
  2. Jun 24, 2010 #2
    Dale

    Dale New Member

    Messages:
    3,738
    Likes Received:
    329
    Location:
    Bandon, OR
    Looks like a juvenile to me. Maybe you're seeing a couple fledglings. Unless you're familiar with which species are in your area, it might be difficult to get an ID from a bird that's not in mature plumage.
     
  3. Jun 25, 2010 #3
    Pook

    Pook Disneyed

    Messages:
    837
    Likes Received:
    15
    There are screech owls, great horned ones and long eared here, but they all have ear tufts. There are also Northern pygmy owls (too small to be this) with no tufts and burrowing owls... Maybe they'll stick around in that location and I can watch them mature. I've been hiking that trail for the last month or so and this week was the first time I saw them.
     
  4. Jun 25, 2010 #4
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

    Messages:
    6,550
    Likes Received:
    2,345
    Location:
    Redding, California, USA
    Pook, I believe it is an immature great horned owl. You can see the beginning of the ear tufts. Here is a link with a similar photo.
    http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Birds/ghow2.htm
    I once saw a fight between a mature great horned owl and a golden eagle. The owl kicked the eagle's butt. They are tough birds.
     
  5. Jun 25, 2010 #5
    Alexis

    Alexis New Member

    Messages:
    2,893
    Likes Received:
    21
    Location:
    Redland, Miami FL, USA, Earth
    It's beautiful, whatever it is! I hope you get to watch them grow up.
     
  6. Jun 25, 2010 #6
    Pook

    Pook Disneyed

    Messages:
    837
    Likes Received:
    15
    Kelly, I think you may have it! Thanks!
     
  7. Jun 25, 2010 #7
    Roy

    Roy Member

    Messages:
    240
    Likes Received:
    17
    Location:
    Victoria, Australia
    How about a " HOOTY " owl.
     
  8. Jun 25, 2010 #8
    Pook

    Pook Disneyed

    Messages:
    837
    Likes Received:
    15
    This morning there were 3 owls... one being the parent!
    owl parent2.jpg owl parent profile.jpg owl fledgling.jpg
     
  9. Jun 25, 2010 #9
    deweychop

    deweychop Almost house broken

    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Naples FL
    A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
    I love owls. I have a few Screech owls where I live
     
  10. Jun 25, 2010 #10
    Kitty

    Kitty AKA\Debby

    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    16
    Location:
    Napa Calif.
    those birds are soooo beautiful, but I thought owl's are nocturnal ?
     
  11. Jun 26, 2010 #11
    Posey

    Posey New Member

    Messages:
    350
    Likes Received:
    1
    Cooooool! Great pictures. Lucky you!!
     
  12. Jun 27, 2010 #12
    abaxter

    abaxter New Member

    Messages:
    499
    Likes Received:
    3
    Location:
    6B Southeast KY
    Could it be a Barn Owl? The parent doesn't look big enough for a Great Horned in the
    photo.
     
  13. Jun 27, 2010 #13
    Home Grown

    Home Grown Hakuna Matata

    Messages:
    607
    Likes Received:
    6
    Location:
    Montreal, Quebec
    Thats definatly a great horned. :cool:
    Pook, I am so freaking insanely jealous....I thought it was bad when you posted the bobcat!
     
  14. Jun 28, 2010 #14
    Brant

    Brant dazed

    Messages:
    1,668
    Likes Received:
    39
    Location:
    Near the border
    i vote Great Horned - Barn Owls are smaller and skinnier and lighter. that adult is pretty big . Cool pics Pook