We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
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My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?
@VA3DSO it's exactly as your wife says.
You may see similar behaviors in small birds.
It's a great capture, and says a bit about your yard. Owls are picky.
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Here's a picture of my wife taking a picture of the owl in the backyard while trying to let our tiny dog Muffin have her morning bio break!
@VA3DSO Where's the picture of you, taking a picture of your wife, taking a picture of an owl?
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO A blob on a fence.
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My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?
@VA3DSO Those squirrels know stuff.
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO I know owls are wise and all, but one that's with a bar association? That's impressive!
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@VA3DSO Amazing pic. I had no idea this could ever happen.
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO Cool visitor, cool photo! It looks so restfully peaceful.
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO I myself spotted an artificer owl the other day
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
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I was going through my photos and found another nice shot of the owl - he was moving himself to the other side of the post and spread his wings. Really beautiful bird!
#Birding #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Canon #Photography
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I was going through my photos and found another nice shot of the owl - he was moving himself to the other side of the post and spread his wings. Really beautiful bird!
#Birding #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Canon #Photography
And finally, a slightly closer shot of the owl. I haven't seen it since.
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO well, did you kick him out, then?
He must've been barred for a reason. -
My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?
@VA3DSO if the owl has a go at squirrel #1, no doubt squirrel #2 will pull the owl's tail. If they've been watching the crows!
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@VA3DSO Don't owls eat squirrels? What happened next? Pictures please.
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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!
#Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard
@VA3DSO Amazing!!
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My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?
@VA3DSO my local squirrels dropped a big bird from the tree. I saw the bird very briefly from the back, so not sure what it was, but suspected a hawk.
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@VA3DSO Don't owls eat squirrels? What happened next? Pictures please.
@RejoinEU Weirdly nothing happened next. The squirrels went back to foraging in the backyard and the owl just chilled on the fence. At some point in the afternoon, the owl flew away.
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@VA3DSO my local squirrels dropped a big bird from the tree. I saw the bird very briefly from the back, so not sure what it was, but suspected a hawk.
@lepaggoth Oh wow! That is crazy! I've seen one red-tailed hawk near by backyard. It took a run at a rock pigeon that was trying to eat from my bird feeders, but the pigeon managed to elude it.
