ckreef Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Was on a Buffalo ranch tour and spotted this little guy. Never heard of these before. He stands about 8" tall and lives in this hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 We have them in Nevada and have seen them while upland bird hunting; neat birds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 That is interesting, never heard of them before.:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Did you know owls don't make any noise when they fly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 No I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 We had them on our driveway in Northern California, and yes, they all have silent flight feathers. More quiet than a bat to my ears. I used to see him right before getting to my gate and I saw them there for years! Very cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) Since we're on the subject of owls ... this guy (Great Horned Owl; sorry but the iPhone 6s just isn't good at zoom/telephoto work) has been hanging around the neighborhood. They supposedly have a nest within a mile or so of our house but we haven't found it; yet Stitch the little Min-Pin gets escorted when she's in the backyard now Edited November 28, 2016 by dstr8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Good move Dan, a Min-Pin would be a snack for the big bird. On the up side I bet you have no rodents! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 GHOs are also called the "Tigers of the Sky". They'll take a goose if they're hungry enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Looks Scary lolSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billg71 Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 That's cool! I was hoping to get a shot of one in the Badlands when I was there but didn't see one. They live in abandoned prairie dog and ground squirrel burrows. Congrats on the pic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 3 hours ago, dstr8 said: GHOs are also called the "Tigers of the Sky". They'll take a goose if they're hungry enough. WOW! Geese are tough and mean... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Crazy - underground owls! Believe it or not, I just heard one hooting outside, just before the thunder and lightning started. We have them in the woods at the end of my street, which is a public park. Drives my dog, Kipper, crazy when he hears them! Not a lot of fun at 2am, when you're trying to sleep and the owl's hooting and the dog's barking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, billg71 said: That's cool! I was hoping to get a shot of one in the Badlands when I was there but didn't see one. They live in abandoned prairie dog and ground squirrel burrows. Congrats on the pic! On this tour of the Buffalo Ranch we were driving through pastures in a large open sided, covered wagon pulled by a pickup truck. When we drove near the hole he came out and flew 100'+ and landed in the grass. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough on the camera to get a picture of him coming out of the hole. Fortunately my point and shoot does a great job. I hit the zoom button, pointed in the general direction and snapped 3 pictures. This was the best one. Not bad for not really seeing what I was doing and bumping along in the covered wagon. Edited November 29, 2016 by ckreef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Sounds like a hoot, Tony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billg71 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Charles, Where is this Buffalo Ranch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 52 minutes ago, billg71 said: Charles, Where is this Buffalo Ranch? Three Suns Ranch in Porta Gunda FL, a little North of Fort Meyer. Was an informative tour but not really visually exciting. I got to hand feed and pet the cattle. The Buffalo came close but too skittish to hand w feed or pet. The Owl picture was the best picture as far as I was concerned. I did buy some really nice looking Buffalo short ribs. Might cook them this weekend. Will post a couple more pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, tony b said: Crazy - underground owls! Believe it or not, I just heard one hooting outside, just before the thunder and lightning started. We have them in the woods at the end of my street, which is a public park. Drives my dog, Kipper, crazy when he hears them! Not a lot of fun at 2am, when you're trying to sleep and the owl's hooting and the dog's barking! When I lived in Omaha we had a house amongst a hardwood forest near the Missouri River bluffs where we had Barred Owls in our back 60 almost every night booming away. Just as you stated they often got wound up between midnight and 2:00AM. They are even louder than Great Horned Owls. We don't have Barred Owls out here though ... miss them. They've been killing (legal and sanctioned by the guberment) Barred Owls where their territory overlaps that of the endangered Spotted Owl (Barred Owls were introduced into Spotted Owl country) because Barred Owls are actually predators to the Spotted Owl. Just in case y'all were wondering Edited November 29, 2016 by dstr8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschaaf Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 1 hour ago, dstr8 said: When I lived in Omaha we had a house amongst a hardwood forest near the Missouri River bluffs where we had Barred Owls in our back 60 almost every night booming away. Just as you stated they often got wound up between midnight and 2:00AM. They are even louder than Great Horned Owls. We don't have Barred Owls out here though ... miss them. They've been killing (legal and sanctioned by the guberment) Barred Owls where their territory overlaps that of the endangered Spotted Owl (Barred Owls were introduced into Spotted Owl country) because Barred Owls are actually predators to the Spotted Owl. Just in case y'all were wondering A few years ago, my wife and I woke to early morning screaming. It sounded like a woman screaming. We ran to the window to see if we could see anything and didn't see anything. I ran down and outside and didn't find anything and the screaming stopped. A few mornings later, it happened again and we determined it was a bird noise, but never saw anything. I did some research at the time and best I could tell, it was likely a barred owl. We went months without hearing it again, then heard it once more and nothing since. Never saw it, unfortunately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'd like a few owls for my backyard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
