Comments on: Owls!

By: Marianne Y

Marianne Y — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:17:19 +0000

Thank you for sharing the owl photos! My DH and I both graduated from Rice University in Houston, TX; our mascot is Owls. And, when my husband lived on campus, he was a keeper of the owl mascots. He kept a barn owl in his dorm room, and there were a couple of others in a big outdoor cage. It really brings back memories; that was a very long time ago! (Our 40th wedding anniversary is this coming December.)

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:58:36 +0000

These pics are great! I am wondering where these owls are – I’d love to see them in person!

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:23:17 +0000

What beautiful photos, the owls look so majestic. I am a sucker for any bird of prey.
It’s so lucky that they nest in such a visible spot every year. I’ll look forward to next years post to see how many chicks they have. Thanks

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:39:08 +0000

So lovin those pictures! What a talent!

By: Mary g

Mary g — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:03:51 +0000

These pics are SPECTACULAR! Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Dorothy in Kentucky

Dorothy in Kentucky — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:19:49 +0000

I love owls!! You are so blessed have a family close by like that. Isn’t it amazing in the world of birds that by the time the babies are leaving they are nearly as big as Mom.

By: Bonnie H.

Bonnie H. — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:15:20 +0000

When we lived in San Angelo, TX, there was a family of Great Horned Owls in an area where we walked. They are indeed a lot of fun to watch. They eat skunks, too.

In Lubbock, TX where we live now there is an undeveloped area near us where lots of Prairie Dogs and Burrowing Owls live. The owls live in abandoned Prairie Dog holes. They are much smaller than the Great Horned Owl, but still very interesting to watch. The other morning as we were leaving for our 5:30am walk we saw two young Burrowing Owls sitting on our mailbox. They screetch instead of “hoot”.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:42:17 +0000

Those owls are beautiful! We had a Missippi Kite nest in a tree in our back yard last spring and it was such fun to watch them raise their babies! I have also enjoyed watching a bald eagle webcam from Decorah, IA this year…Just beautiful birds!

By: Christienne

Christienne — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:42:33 +0000

Holy Cow that was so cool!!! Thank you for sharing those wonderful photos – give WH a pat on the back for us!
Awesome that you guys get to enjoy such a natural beauty.

Enjoy!!
xo

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:25:01 +0000

My family lived in southern IL and an owl took off with our 30 lb cat. The owl flew up at least 20ft. and then had to let go of the cat. The cat sailed down and was fine. I think the weight of the cat and my screaming parents helped save the cat.