Greensboro Birds

Sharon of Birdchick fame captured the most amazing video footage of a pair of hooting great horned owls. It’s interesting to see how the owls’ hooting posture is so much like a bobbing wren. Sharon’s owls aren’t just hooting, though. One owl actually coughs up a pellet, which is clearly visible—it’s a LOT bigger than [...]

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It’s been a busy, busy week—I have tons of editing to do, the Tour de France is on, plus the house stuff. On Wednesday, after inspection, we challenged our intrepid agent, Catherine, to a hike around the rugged perimeter of our potential property. She’s a trooper, though, outing herself as a great spotter of cool [...]

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I keep saying, “Follow the crows.” It’s such good advice, seriously! Today I followed the crows and found this:

That fuzzy chunk of cuteness is a young Great Horned Owl, as evidenced by the downy feathers and the hint of ear tufts just growing out. Immature Great Horned Owls fledge from the nest when they’re still [...]

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Josh has today off, so after I finished my own work we took Happy for her midafternoon promenade. “I’m leaving the camera at home; that way you’re sure to see an owl or something equally cool,” I say. Honestly, I just didn’t want to carry anything. We get to the central battlefield and hear some [...]

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Where do I begin with today’s walk in the park? Right here, at the end of the walk, when I spotted this Great Horned Owl high up in a pine tree! I am freaking out about this sighting, as you can imagine! It went down like this: Coming out of Country Park and onto the [...]

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Many times in birdwatching you’ll “see” birds without actually seeing them. Most people know the “caw! caw!” of a crow, right? So when you hear that “caw,” you can pretty much imagine what the crow looks like. I’ve been watching birds all my life, so I can identify a fair number of them by sight.
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