General Owl Discussion
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I'm actually about to start making a web page on the Great Horned for my Tumblr. They're very pretty birds~
I went out the other day to the park to see if I could find any Barred Owls. Only one came out, and it was a male. I guess the nesting season has officially started here, so I won't be seeing many owls for the next few weeks.
I went out the other day to the park to see if I could find any Barred Owls. Only one came out, and it was a male. I guess the nesting season has officially started here, so I won't be seeing many owls for the next few weeks.
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Great Horned Owls are gorgeous~ Haven't heard the one that's been hanging around my back yard for a while, wonder if she left or if I'm just not paying enough attention. Not sure when the nesting season starts, though I guess that'd be a possible explanation.
By the way Kivia, I'm jealous. Please magically teleport me to where you live so we can watch owls together.
By the way Kivia, I'm jealous. Please magically teleport me to where you live so we can watch owls together.
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If only teleportation were possible. ;_;Hidden Phoenix wrote:By the way Kivia, I'm jealous. Please magically teleport me to where you live so we can watch owls together.
I think anyone can go owl watching if you can find a place where the owls are and have a call. But as I said, you have to actually find them, which can be difficult since not many species are seen during the day. I think I just got lucky with the Barred Owls since they're crepuscular.
Just did some reading, and Great Horned Owls breed in January/February. So that's probably where your owl went off to, Hidden. ;D
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I love owls, there my sceret favourite animal/bird, since my friend always copys me with my favourite things ( wait, why did I just tell you all that I love owls when it was a secret )
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Owls are also my secret favorite animal. =O
Anyone have any interesting owl encounters to share? Maybe even at zoos and such? I want to go to DC soon and visit the Smithsonian Zoo as they apparently have a few owls there. I'd love to get some more pictures if possible, because zoos are great places to get close shots of animals.
Anyone have any interesting owl encounters to share? Maybe even at zoos and such? I want to go to DC soon and visit the Smithsonian Zoo as they apparently have a few owls there. I'd love to get some more pictures if possible, because zoos are great places to get close shots of animals.
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My favorite owl is probably a snowy owl or a elf owl.
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I love Guardians of Ga'Hoole, and my favorite types of owls are probably Spotted Owls, Snowy Owls, Great Gray owls, and Elf Owls. I know, a lot. ^^
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I once went to a zoo and saw a barn owl holding its foot up to it's chest. It was really strange and I was wondering if anyone knew what it was doing.
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swampfall wrote:My favorite owl is probably a snowy owl or a elf owl.
(I read Gaurdians of Ga'hool)
GoG fans, eh =D? Sweet- I love all of those owls too! I spread my love to all owl species. ;DEdme1 wrote:I love Guardians of Ga'Hoole, and my favorite types of owls are probably Spotted Owls, Snowy Owls, Great Gray owls, and Elf Owls. I know, a lot. ^^
Was it like this?Storm_Fear wrote:I once went to a zoo and saw a barn owl holding its foot up to it's chest. It was really strange and I was wondering if anyone knew what it was doing.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6939 ... a618_z.jpg
Owls actually frequently stand on one foot while resting and hold a foot up toward their chest, either to reduce stress or stay warm. Usually you can't see the foot, but I have seen it on webcams where the foot is visible near the chest, and in the photo above. Here's a little read for you on why owls stand on one foot:
http://melandsydney3.blogspot.com/p/why ... e-leg.html
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I love how the Barn and Verreaux's Eagle Owl are like, "What's his problem?"
One of my favorite owl videos right there! ='D Actually, several species of owls have learned this posture of shrinking up for camouflage, called the Tarnstellung.
One of my favorite owl videos right there! ='D Actually, several species of owls have learned this posture of shrinking up for camouflage, called the Tarnstellung.
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- It's so wierd! I hadn't heard tell of it before I came across it on YouTube on one of those wild video-surfing adventures. It's just another one of nature's many cool surprises! I'll have to Wikipedia that term you provided Kivia, because its just such an extraordinary technique! I want to know the details .
...You should be an ornithologist. Ever considered that ?
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I have wanted to get into ornithology, but owls would be my specialty (at least I would like it that way). I do a lot of research on my own time. ;D
There isn't a lot you can find on the term, but there is an excerpt from an article if you're curious:
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/johnsgard/27/
There isn't a lot you can find on the term, but there is an excerpt from an article if you're curious:
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/johnsgard/27/
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- I can tell! My prefrences lie more with canines, but I don't know if I'd want any species specializations only because I don't have any favourites at the moment ! Ecology, yesss! It's a shame the secondary school system dosen't focus on it more. We barely glossed it.
Thanks for the link though; I read the abstract. I didn't realize it was a camoflague technique too, I thought it was only for defense!
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I'm currently a Wildlife Conservation major in college, and the classes I take focus heavily on the biology and ecology of mammals, birds, and herpetofauna. I'm not sure what your university offers, but definitely see to getting into classes like that!
But anyways, it is a pretty interesting technique! I never even knew the name of it until I had done some research on Scops Owls. I'm curious to see if any of my ornithology books discuss the matter any further.
But anyways, it is a pretty interesting technique! I never even knew the name of it until I had done some research on Scops Owls. I'm curious to see if any of my ornithology books discuss the matter any further.