At 8:30 AM on 4/26/2023, Wednesday, Bob yelled in the door, he's back and I went running.
Hoot was first seen in our palm trees 11 days ago on April 5th. He stayed about half an hour.
today he stayed for over 2 hours.
I spent most of my morning watching him and talking baby talk to him, his eyes followed me, and he listened to me talk. I think he was looking at the lens and smiling.
He was in the shade, and I had to edit the 19 photos I took of him. Most of the time
he was behind fronds, but he moved out a little and I grabbed the photos before he turned his back to watch the birds that were diving at him.
In the 11 days since we first sighted him, I have heard him at 1 AM and 2:30 AM on two different nights when I got up for a potty break. We think his nest may be in one of our trees or the neighbors' trees.
2 sightings 2 hearings in our yard and 2 hearings from our neighbors' yards in the early am.
We are in love with our new neighbor. We are truly thankful he has chosen our yard.
the neighbor next door says he found 3 baby ducks in the yard in the middle of the night. His three pitties went crazy and he went out to see what it was. He said they ran in our yard. I told him the Male and female love our pool. It seems we have a family of Mom/Dad/2 mating teens and 3 babies.
He is about 2 feet tall. The claws look lethal.
We changed his name from Hooty to HOOT because he is a hoot to watch.
27 comments:
AWESOME pix!!! TFS
Excellent pictures!
Maybe Hooty is back for those baby ducks.
The photo is amazing, I am so glad he is BACK!!
owl-la-la... we love your guest... welcome back little owl.. have a great time at Casa Beau...
He's just beautiful. great shot too.
Oh my, he's beautiful. How nice to have him visit.
I am so excited for you. Fantastic photo!
Those ducklings may become a Barred Owl snack! Are you sure it's a "he"?
Hello,
Wow, your Barred Owl photos are great. You are lucky to have the owl in your yard, so close. They are beautiful birds. I enjoyed the ducks and now the owl, now you are a birder. Take care, have a happy day!
Hari OM
Oh my word - what a fabulous visitor to have! Well done on getting these shots, too. YAM xx
2 feet tall?!!! He could carry off a cat! Great photos. Isn't it amazing how quickly some birds of intelligence get used to the humans that occupy the space below them and then hang about. Buzzcut, our male crow visitor, has started strutting about on the outdoor table because he has associated doing that with F going out and tossing some scraps on the lawn for him to eat. xxx Mr T (PS I am not scared of the crows any more and popped my head over the parapet yesterday when one was feeding on the lawn - and I made it hop away from me. Yeah! It quickly came back though so I am not getting too brave about proximity to them.)
Aw, that face ... only a mother could love! Those claws, tho! I sure hope he doesn't take a fancy to one of the baby ducks.
Anyway, I'm happy HOOT is providing y'all something to smile about!
He's amazing. We never get owls around our neighbourhood but Hoot looks as if he's right at home there with you.
He is a handsome Owl and what excellent photos you captured.
I love that you talked to him.
HUGS Cecilia
You are so lucky he chose your tree! What a magnificent picture.
Oh HOOT is fabulous!!
I miss the owls we used to have around us in Pacifica,CA.
Their sweet sound was music to our ears.
Terrific photo too.
Off to Dave Dr. appointment today. Seems there is always something..
Sue
YAYAYAY!!! What a cutie he is, and such wonderful pictures!!
...I probably would have been talking to him the whole time too lol
You have a true back yard habitat!!! It's exciting to see all the critters who want to live with you!
That is a beautiful owl, I can totally understand the fun you have watching him.
I'm so happy for you!! ❤️
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You have great pictures of him. A few birds may become lunch but that is the way of nature.
The Barred Owl is a beautiful bird of prey. I can imagine your excitement having Hoot in your yard, and you took great photos of him. I talk to my birds as well! :=)
All the best
Oh my word, what a cutie! excellent photos of him. how exciting! I love, love, love your backyard.
You took fantastic photos of this beauty!!!
I see I already replied but I'm happy to be back looking again :)
I just love looking at him. He/she is stunning.
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