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AUGUST 16, 2015

My colleagues or non-birding friends often express surprise if I tell them that I have found an owl during the day. My audience, obviously impressed, are astonished that an owl might be seen during the day, but I assure them that it is usually easier because at night, it gets too dark.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

I think everyone can readily admit that owls are cool. Yet, these very qualities are what make them so difficult to see as birders, and in my years of birding I had managed to spot just two: the Snowy Owl (which is active during the daytime) and the Barred Owl. One particular family of owls had particularly evaded me.

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MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field.

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

The birds that live here are tough and belong mainly to particular families of birds. Owls do particularly well here, the long nights actually working in their favour by increasing hunting time. Hours of available hunting are low and temperatures are extremely low. That said… Source

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MAY 16, 2021

After a similar procedure, Moya’s watch-me-pull-a-rabbit-out-of-my-hat trick produced a fuzzy nestling Eastern Screech Owl. Cutting one tree down displaced two very different wildlife families,” said Michele. Imagine the nocturnal owls trying to sleep… ‘I told you we shouldn’t have moved near those woodpeckers!’

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A family of owls, affectionately called the Potted Plant Owls have taken up residence in a potted plant on the the balcony of South African couple Allen and Tracy. Allan and Tracy are using the Potted Plant Owl “Africam” to grow awareness and support for this wonderful cause. You can view it here: [link].

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APRIL 5, 2011

Astounding because she picked up birding before she could speak and surprising because this ability was definitely not inherited from anyone in my family, myself included. Thankfully there are several really excellent family board games that you can play as a whole family. My youngest and a Burrowing Owl 8. BIRD FEEDERS.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Earlier this afternoon my small family made a drive out to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. We went because Desi, my four-year-old son, wanted to see a Snowy Owl after hearing about and seeing pictures of all of the owls his dad had been seeing this winter. Snowy Owl being harassed by an American Crow. That is not cheap.

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JULY 25, 2021

In addition to working with family to create a new cocktail (the “Christmas in July” which is the liquid that drains from ceviche mixed with vodka, preferably with a chunk of whitefish in it) he got some good birds. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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MARCH 4, 2015

The family of Great Horned Owls featured on OwlCam.co It all started a few years back when the current owner purchased … Continue reading → The post Great Horned Owls on camera! is just hours away from welcoming new chicks! There are 3 eggs, and high hopes that all will hatch. appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Tawny Frogmouth family-5th February. As we walked back to our vehicle the adult Tawny Frogmouth returned to her normal “owl-like” shape, but the young were not yet convinced and remained in their cryptic pose! Tawny Frogmouth family.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The commonest owls are Eurasian Scops Owl and Tawny Owl , while rare ones include Ural Owl and Eurasian Eagle Owl. Head back to the town of Opovo, south of Baranda, and ask for the Kod Bobe Restaurant (Chez Boba), a second generation in the same family and the best restaurant in the area.

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MARCH 27, 2017

”) that we drive up to the Adirondacks so I could finally connect with a Great Gray Owl. With much trepidation I told her the owl was in Keene, about four-and-a-half hours away and I could call my folks and see if they would put us up for the night at their house, half-way back from the long-range twitch.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Costa Rica’s winning combination of small size and distinct habitats makes it possible to connect with species as different as Snowcap, Crested Owl, White-throated Magpie-Jay , and glittering tanagers in a matter of thirty-six short hours, even quicker if you push your luck (and your vehicle).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Corey spent the last weekend before his son started school camping with family and friends in the western Catskill Mountains. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Where a birder goes in the Caribbean determines which birds are seen including toy-like todies, Carib hummingbirds, cool pigeons, quail-doves, unique avian families and outrageous woodpeckers. One such special place is the Centro Manu, a small family run reserve that features several star bird species of Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Corey, on the other hand, birded like a boss; his Best Bird of the Weekend™ was either of the two Snowy Owls at Breezy Point in Queens. On Saturday, he only found one out there but with his folks visiting he made another trip out with the whole family and spotted both owls, one of them a gorgeous adult male.

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MAY 4, 2011

v=I3mgqqmugPU Reason 2: Nesting If a woodpecker is making large holes, they could be creating a roosting spot or a cavity to raise a family of young woodpeckers. The most important thing that you need to know is that plastic fake owls do not work. Here’s a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker using a gutter drain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3mgqqmugPU

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JANUARY 4, 2015

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was an adorable Northern Saw-whet Owl at an undisclosed location in Queens. No, he just brought his family to the area he knew one was hiding and waited for Daisy to make the discovery. No matter who found it a Northern Saw-whet Owl is always a pleasure. How about you?

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JULY 13, 2023

To round up the day, in our base-village of Chrisochorafa, we later had one adorable Little Owl just a few hundred metres from our hotel. I went to explore the best birding area of the national park, the legendary eastern levee, and this day started with another Little Owl in the next village.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

It was a treat to see several wintering members of the esteemed Parulidae family. We did not look for owls nor had access to a marshy lagoon that would have given us more birds, and yet still saw or heard that many species. Topping Off the Day with Striped Owl on the Drive Out. Wintering Wood-warblers.

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JULY 5, 2020

Corey enjoyed camping with family and friends for the long weekend after getting tested for COVID and coming up negative. Mongaup Pond in Sullivan County is a great place to beat the heat of summer and an even better place to hear duetting Barred Owls while you are lying in your tent.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The best test of that proposition, of course, is to repeat it to any one of the hundreds of thousands of birders who have, say, a family. When he isn’t traveling the world in search of birds, art, and excitement, Rick Wright lives in northern New Jersey with his family, Alison Beringer and Avril Huang, and their black lab puppy, Quetzal.

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JULY 16, 2012

I was delighted by the invitation and spent hours going through my photos, printing them out, imagining fifteen 4-year olds entranced by egrets, herons, and Burrowing Owls. Jake’s favorite before-bedtime book when he was just a bit younger was Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, a picture book I had picked up at a nature center.

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DECEMBER 21, 2014

So many people devoted serious time this weekend to acquiring gifts for family, friends, and strategic acquaintances. I tried to rustle up some Short-eared Owls down at Nations Road, a notorious haunt for these magnificent beasts. Curse my rotten owl luck, I didn’t see a single one, but did manage a pale Rough-legged Hawk.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the 1960s, Efraín Chacón constructed a dirt trail [from San Gerardo de Dota] to the Pan-American Highway, and brought his family to build a house, to farm and fish for trout. Back at Casa dowii, that evening we tried playback on the resident Bare-shanked Screech-Owl , but got no response. Time to eat.

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APRIL 5, 2020

Ivy and I couldn’t shake an owl out of Owl Woods but we walked away with all kinds of FOY species such as the unexpected Yellow-bellied Sapsucker calling high in a tree. But it was during an outing to Rockaway Beach with his family on Sunday afternoon that he saw his Best Bird of the Weekend, his first Piping Plover of the year.

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APRIL 5, 2021

I knocked down several first birds of spring this weekend (not literally) but will always give Best Bird honors to a Saw-whet Owl , especially one showing as well as the one Ivy and I located at Owl Woods on Easter. Corey was extremely pleased to finally get out and about birding again after his family all caught COVID and recovered.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. We spent our evenings cooking, playing cards, enjoying adult beverages, and listening to Barred Owls duets. On Friday night in particular there was a pair of Barred Owls that went through a full repertoire of Barred Owl sounds.

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APRIL 30, 2020

There are even some warblers that look a bit less anonymous than the majority of the family. If in doubt, show owl photos – this could easily my life motto. Short-eared Owl …. Bluethroat (male and female) … Japanese Robin … … and Siberian Rubythroat. Witness the. Narcissus Flycatcher. April brought.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

While owl literature generally states that owls can turn their head by 270 degrees, this looks more like 360 degrees to me … Which leads me to another, kinder theory: Corey was afraid of Yoga teachers getting very depressed after seeing how flexible these birds are …. Anyway, here is the photo you were not supposed to see.

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MARCH 19, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners Why are Birds So Important to People? Get yours today! Or These Blasts From The Past What Kind of Reader Are You? Wicked, right?

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MARCH 14, 2024

And two Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls toot-toot-tooted from the brush. There is also a family of Barn Owls on the premises, and I have briefly seen the largest of them (enormous!) A Snail Kite flew overhead, unfortunately a bit too far away to fully appreciate its sharply-hooked bill, made for eating, well, escargots.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past Soccer Player Kicks Owl on Field? Wicked, right?

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MARCH 2, 2011

Win a Copy of Hawks at a Distance Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners.Or Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Now that Ivy and I have broken the ice on owls this year, we’re eager to add a couple more, so Owl Woods might be in the cards. Corey and his family, fresh off a victorious tour of Jamaica, will be expanding their circuit to the New York Capitol Region this weekend. How about you?

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Nonetheless, I thought it might be interesting and informative to review a DVD put out by Crowe’s Nest Media , a family owned and operated company, which is how I found a copy of Your Backyard: A young beginner’s guide to identifying 18 common feeder birds by sight & sound in my mailbox earlier this week.

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