Does Anyone Know Anything about Owls?

[Red Devil]

Unfortunately, he died for no apparent reason. The vet said he was fine, but obviously since he let me walk over and pick him up, something was up.

The plan was to release him back into the wild, but the funny thing about owls is if they know they have a good food source, they won't leave. It took awhile for him to lose enough weight to fly, but even then, he got about as far as my neighbors tree, and would stay there. He would glide down when I came outside, looking for a handout.

I decided to keep him, and originally had a cage for him, but he always found a way out. I would put him in there, and wake up in the morning and he would be perched on my headboard eyeballing me. So I just kept him like a house cat, pretty much came and left as he pleased. Had him for 1.5 years, and woke up one day and found him near his favorite perch dead. I felt awful.
Just typing this makes me want another one badly. I need to make time to get my falconry permits!

sorry i brought back good and bad memories.. yes you need your permit... sounds like theres a rescue out there that could use someone like you... they are absolutely stunning birds to see.. you would not believe the sounds of excitement that came from me when i opened my door and saw him... i always wanted to see one and to see one just sitting there letting me take his pics was the best nature thing that happened to me in a long time... i wish he would come back..

 

[Mike D]

glad to see this ended good.

hows the snow treating you now? 51 inches. screw that, i thought i had it bad with the foot of snow we got last weekend lol

 

[Red Devil]

glad to see this ended good.

hows the snow treating you now? 51 inches. screw that, i thought i had it bad with the foot of snow we got last weekend lol

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296844 for snow pics... thanks... i am glad he flew into the night.. although that will probably the only time i ever see one again..

 

[Louie]

we are having severe weather... 4 foot snow drifts and wind and freezing temps in the teens.. i opened my front door this am and i saw this owl sitting there.. i was so excited ..as i have never seen an owl in real life.. only pics.. he was perched under the porch .. now after 7 hours he is still there.. and i looked him up.. and from what i could find out he is a great horned owl..but according to the discription they are 2 ft with a wing span of 5 feet when they are adults.. this one must be a baby.. ?? I tried to find out more info by writing to the wildlife rescue but they have not got back to me yet.. i would like to know what i could leave out side that he would be interested in eating.. i know they eat mice etc.. but do you think if i defrosted chicken livers it would be something he might eat.. thanks for any help.. because now i am thinking he might be in trouble....View attachment 448216

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What a great pic .You have countless of them by you. Granted you rarely see them .

If they are very young or old the winds and snow blasts can take them out of commission for a day till they feel its okay again.

I used to get a very old one in Long island though rare in your case living by the arctic tundra lol this young one just needed a place to land for a bit.

 

[Louie]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296844 for snow pics... thanks... i am glad he flew into the night.. although that will probably the only time i ever see one again..

Thats unreal. Are you able to leave your house?

Can the dogs go outside ?

Imagine you stock up on groceries,etc for few weeks.

The area you live is great for nature but wow thats just brutal

 

[Louie]

no, that is definitely a screech owl. I used to work with them, they are very cool. Captive ones usually accept mice but I don't think that a wild one would. If you try to move it, I would use a towel to grasp it but be careful of a few things because they are very fragile, they like to scratch (and it HURTS) and their poop is the worst smelling poop that I have come across. but if it is outside underneath your porch, I would not worry much unless it stays there for more than a few days. It might be waiting for night to go hunting.

these guys come in 3 different colors and they also have the "horns" similar to a great horned owl so they are sometimes tricky to identify but I am 100% sure:

http://mayo.personcounty.net/Bird Folder/Birds of prey pictures/Eastern Screech owl.jpg

Are they found in Miami or further north in Florida?

I have never seen an owl here. Can they nest in palm tree's?

 

[snakeguy101]

Are they found in Miami or further north in Florida?

I have never seen an owl here. Can they nest in palm tree's?

no, they cant nest in palm trees i dont think and these owls are found all over the states so they might be scarce that far south but I am pretty sure they are there.

 

[Louie]

no, they cant nest in palm trees i dont think and these owls are found all over the states so they might be scarce that far south but I am pretty sure they are there.

Okay thanks. I look for them at night and lots nature around here but the vast majority of tree's seem to be the big palm tree.

We have bats which I would think would be ideal for owls but yes I think they are scarce maybe due to heat though you would never know that now .

 

[Red Devil]

What a great pic .You have countless of them by you. Granted you rarely see them .

If they are very young or old the winds and snow blasts can take them out of commission for a day till they feel its okay again.

I used to get a very old one in Long island though rare in your case living by the arctic tundra lol this young one just needed a place to land for a bit.

That is exactly what wildlife manager and others on mfk said..just a stop over

 

[Louie]

That is exactly what wildlife manager and others on mfk said..just a stop over

If I had owls in Long island than by you there are countless . its one bird that prefers nature over structures . While hawks thrive even in NYC.

I used to walk at night and see the owls but silent and look like a kite sitting in the air.

I had an old one stop on my garage roof during bad weather because the house roof overlapped and gave roof cover.
He would be gone next day and once in awhile young one's like yours would stop during snow storms.

How do your horses handle so much snow?