A thread about owls. Post and appreciate these birds. What kind of owls live in your region?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkFXo253SRk

Barred owl live cam.

Owls freak me out. They look really weird and act strange. And the fact that they can spin their heads 180° is also kind of creepy.

I've never seen one IRL though.

I had barn owls living in an old shed years ago that were unfortunately chased away by bluejays. I also like the great horned owl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOH9paYtV8

There's some pygmy owls that live in my area, they've raised babies a few years in a birdhouse in the front yard. I've seen a few larger ones getting harried by bluejays, but I'm not wholly sure what kind they were

>>4965191
What kind of owl is this one?

Screech owls nest somewhere on or near my property. I never see them nor have I seen their nest but I can hear the horrid fucks from time to time.

Does anyone know what kind of owls these are? This guy and his buddy were chilling on my roof and doing weird things with their heads
https://files.catbox.moe/idpugv.mp4

Owls are cool. My dog likes to bark at them when they hoot in the trees on my property.

>>4965516
Surnia Ulula.
A Hawk Owl.
Its not nocturnal like most owls.

>>4965562
Are you a burger or Euro?

>>4965562
Looks like a barred owl

>>4966178
Oh I didn't knew there was a daytime owl, that's very cool

Welp another year another thread another crack at trying to get some useful information out of you birdfuckers. How do I get rid of some owls without harming them? I don't care if you love owls. I don't care if you think they're the most wonderful things on Earth. I know that they are just acting in their natural way, but it just so happens their natural way of life makes them a fucking nuisance and I need them gone. I tried music but the neighbors complained. I hung CDs and milk jugs up everywhere and it didn't do shit and I got a fine from the HOA. I got rid of the trees on my property but the owls just started scraping and honking on the roof. I filled in my pool but there's a creek only about a mile away, I found out. I even tried putting up a Japanese deer scare thing but the owls ignored it and the stupid neighbor kid hit it with his lawnmower the day after I installed it. Please, I'm begging you, it has been three years. I am so tired of owls. I need to sleep.

>>4966594
Where do you live that you have problems with owls? Are you living on a nest of rats or something?

>>4966830
Appalachia. What does it matter?

>>4966563
Great Horned Owl best owl.

>>4965562
Juvenile barred owls

>>4967747
If there's a ton of owls then there's ton food for them.
Rats, Mice, Voles etc.

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>>4968326
why this nibba so ugly

>>4964870 (OP)
Cute face but demonic screech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHz2FTZadqQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu0a1wd9-M

>>4968352
it was probably just born

>>4971503
>what is Strigiformophobia

>>4964870 (OP)
fyi anon, an owlet hatched 2 days ago in the stream you tried putting in the OP. The second one should be hatching very soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbhyQKBrGE

>>4975071
Hell yeah, owlets!

>>4975071
I think they changed the url since I made OP, this one is working:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbhyQKBrGE

>>4975351
It's beautiful

>>4964870 (OP)
>implying owls are birds

>>4964870 (OP)

Aw man OP. You opened up some wounds. 2 weeks ago was walking around our property when I saw what I thought to be a cat sitting looking at squirrels. Turned out to be this girl. She was clearly hurt so I took her to bird vet asap. Not sure if they had to put her down but we were surprised to learn she was still alive when we got there. Truly Alien species.

>>4964870 (OP)
owls are very strange and creepy creatures, especially the ones in the barn.

>>4977729
I WANT IT!

>>4975348
Holy those fluff balls are cute. I like owls. The Cornel site has a vote to name them too.

>>4964870 (OP)
hoot hoo hoot

>>4964870 (OP)
I want to pet an owl.
Wish I could visit one of those cool ass pet zoos.

>>4975351
literally me

Who?

>>4978622
The owlets are literally giant puffs of feather now

>>4966594
I think I'd love an owl infestation

>>4975348
>>4975071
>randomly check thread, last I checked they freshly hatched
wtf

>>4964870 (OP)
Literally who

>>4985707
That owl cam has now been turned off as the owlets have left the nest box and are exploring the surrounding environment. I wish them all the best.

I think I saw an owl at work I was walking under a tree and a huge bird flew super fast away with only 1 wing flap. It was incredibly fast and I could barely see it.
>>4968059
>cat
>IDK dude I normally kill these things but this one is as big as me

Also most birds will see you and fly away only if you get close. This one was big, silent, and GONE as soon as it saw me.

I love all owls cause they are permanently just high as fuck on LSD

>>4964870 (OP)
I'm interested in the eyes of the owl.
I know they have a third eyelid they can blink like an alligator. What other eye facts are there?
I've never seen the whites of an owl's eye, do they even have whites?
I know they can see well in darkness, but how well can they see in the daylight?

>>4964870 (OP)
Found this little fella when I'm going home

Have you ever been attacked by an owl? One tried to grab my head while I was on a night walk. Did I look appetizing /an/?

i hit an owl with my truck coming home off work tonight. i feel real bad about it please forgive me owlbros.

>>5000152
when i was a baby a great horned owl tried to carry me away. this is a sign about my Destiny

imagine wanting to fuck an owl haha

>>4964870 (OP)
the owls are not what they seem.

these birds look nice, and sound funny

>>4964870 (OP)
Long eared owls are nesting every year close to my bedroom window.
The young ones get pretty loud at night when they scream for food so I have to use ear plugs to get some sleep.

Going to post some pics I took a few years ago.

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>>4968326
skeksis ass mf

>>5005266
Cool as fuck. Wish you had a better camera though.

I spotted some juvenile Great Horns the other night, screeching while jumping between trees. I do hope they're still around tonight, I want a good picture of the young dude.

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>>4964870 (OP)

Why are these things larping as fern

>>5005258
Have you considered putting up a nest elsewhere so they're not that close to your window? I can only imagine how loud they are that close up.