First saw this little fella in the spring. Built a few boxes for him. He has taken a liking to one of them and stays here full time now. Neat to have around and helps control mice population.
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Thats cool. Is that what you call a Saw Whet owl ?
Neat, good pictures.
Cool pics! Thanks for sharing :icon_thumright:
How high is the box ? nice pics.
He is an eastern screech owl and the box is roughly 12 feet off the ground.
Love the owls!
Where did you get the plans for the box? Looks like a woodduck box, but I have been wanting to see if there was a difference
:icon_thumright: I have two that took up residence,.
We have E. Screech owls that routinely use our Wood Duck nesting boxes every year.
Cool picture.
Those things are awesome. I have never heard a screech owl sound off.
Heard they are wicked sounding.
Thats pretty cool ,,
Very cool pics! Thanks for sharing. I'll have to show my daughter. She loves owls!
PixController has E. Screech Owl nest boxes set up with a live cam in one of them. Currently a red phase screecher is residing in one. Here's the link:
http://www.pixcontroller.com/WebCam/WebCam-Wildlife4.htm
Here is a link for the Saw Whet Owl.
http://www.google.com/search?q=saw+whet+owl&hl=en&site=webhp&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nhboTsmyNMeEsgK_1fHUCA&sqi=2&ved=0CDkQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=605
If you have any kittys that you are fond of, you may not want to let them out at night.
Just saying
Thats way cool.
TRKYHTR
thats awesome!
That's awesome!!!
While bow hunting about 10 years ago, it was a very bright moon lit nite. I stayed in the tree in hopes of one a those huge nocturnal bucks.
I got bored and started making squealing mouse noises by putting my front teeth on my bottom lip and suck in tiny bits of air.
Wouldn't ya know, within a few minutes there's an owl "in my face". Scared the tar out of both of us I'm sure. Never did that again....lol
Love owls...what an awesome creation!!
thats cool :icon_thumright:
Quote from: TeocTom on December 13, 2011, 04:27:36 PM
Cool picture.
Those things are awesome. I have never heard a screech owl sound off.
Heard they are wicked sounding.
TeocTom, Here's a link to E. Screech Owl sounds. Talk about weird sounds, check out song "B"
http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Megascops&species=asio