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Jack,
I touched the back of the owl, her feathers were so soft! The owner, a vet himself, shelters many creatures, abandoned, hurt or other reason, he says that sometimes he can't accommodate what he's asked to harbour.
Anyway, that was an qexperience.
Since I live adjacent to the Jefferson National Forest, there are owls around and I'll ask him about building habitat boxes for owls in hope that I can entice some to live close.
The posted photos are taken less than a foot from the birds.
-r
 
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lion rock said:
Jack,
I touched the back of the owl, her feathers were so soft! The owner, a vet himself, shelters many creatures, abandoned, hurt or other reason, he says that sometimes he can't accommodate what he's asked to harbour.
Anyway, that was an qexperience.
Since I live adjacent to the Jefferson National Forest, there are owls around and I'll ask him about building habitat boxes for owls in hope that I can entice some to live close.
The posted photos are taken less than a foot from the birds.
-r

Do put a nesting box up - you never know. I did aiming at an owl or maybe the Pileated but the Pileated came and just destroyed it by knocking a huge hole in the side, so that was a downer!

Jack
 
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lion rock said:
Those pesky pileated! Beautiful but noisy and destructive. Still, I like them! Not crows, though.
I just shot the owl person a note about owl boxes, if he replies with a plan, would you like to share it also? I could PM you on that.
-r

Sure although my chances are slim. It's always nice to have one that you have confidence can work ... but where to mount it etc. ...... I'd need coaching.

Jack
 
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