My husband's former student built an owl box for me, so I could try and attract an owl to my yard. I have been waiting and whining for nearly a year and had about given up. The tree trim guys came about 3 weeks ago and cut the front yard tree in my postage stamp-sized yard to smithereens... I mean there is hardly anything left except the top of the tree 50-60 feet up... They moved the box up higher, so it is about 25-30 feet up... Yesterday, I looked out the window, and "Voila," I have a little owl... I guess he likes butchered trees...

He is sooo cute... He is the red version of an Eastern Screech Owl... I wish I could post a picture, but have no clue... He sits in the opening of his box and watches us...

I need a name for him, because I am anthropomorphic...

Cathie

How about RESO??. Short for Red Eastern Screech Owl.

Next time you see him, call him RESO. See if he looks at you.

lol

Melody

We've got two owls. They sit on different sides of my house and call to each other. Really amazing. There are some things to be said about rural Texas. I've never seen them, I only hear them tho.

Billye

About owlbert,well you asked. heh heh Sue

Uh oh... One upped by my Texas buddy... Now I really need to get another box..

If I remember correctly, Billye lives out in the boonies, a good place for owls... If they are hooting back and forth, "Who, who, who cooks for you," they are probably big Great-horned owls and being that close to one another, I would suspect they are a pair...

We had a GH (owl talk, not medical) female on the nest here in our neighborhood and she became sick and had to go to the wildlife animal rescue for treatment. The neatest thing happened when she was released back into her area. Waiting across the street in the top of a very tall tree, was her mate, like he knew she was coming. She flew right straight to him and off they flew together into the sunset...

They eat meeces to pieces and sometimes rabbits or squirrels. I am always afraid the big owls will grab my Yorkies, so they are in the corral at night waiting to saddle up and see what kind of trouble they can get into in the am...

Just something fun to get my mind on besides PN... Still thinking about names...

Cathie

I can't imagine living around animals the way you do. I am just picturing myself surrounded by squirrels, and owls. NOT GONNA HAPPEN!!! lol

And what on earth is meeces to pieces??
Melody