tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post1993780666842555264..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Very Blurry Photo of a Magical MomentSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-31524962435402287792016-02-29T21:07:31.257+00:002016-02-29T21:07:31.257+00:00Owls are marvelous - how lovely to have the chance...Owls are marvelous - how lovely to have the chance to watch one for more than a few moments, even from a distance!<br />For the 2nd year, I've been watching a livestream of a nest of Great Horned Owls - two babies have just hatched. Mama is feeding them, and though their eyes aren't open yet, they bounce around clamoring for food. So interesting. I hear Great Horned Owls on summer nights but haven't seen one here yet.<br />The livestream is on the Cornell Bird Lab site, in case you'd like to check it out: http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_OwlsQuinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-81698653663118133672016-02-29T18:24:12.132+00:002016-02-29T18:24:12.132+00:00Fabulous sight Sue :)Fabulous sight Sue :)Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-54586684516229738882016-02-29T18:18:20.849+00:002016-02-29T18:18:20.849+00:00Awesome - I would have been just as excited !! I&#...Awesome - I would have been just as excited !! I've never seen a Barn Owl but Bald Eagles trigger the same kind of thrill when I see one !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977942514778102723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-27229392125813851402016-02-29T16:59:23.117+00:002016-02-29T16:59:23.117+00:00I love magical moments. I can just make him out on...I love magical moments. I can just make him out on the photo.<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-63196323097219024602016-02-29T16:58:54.115+00:002016-02-29T16:58:54.115+00:00How lucky to see one so close - we have tawny owls...How lucky to see one so close - we have tawny owls in the wood, hooting every night but not yet seen - I would love to see one. You have a good chance of seeing your owl again as they keep to the same hunting areas.Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-68485441570181419882016-02-29T16:45:07.311+00:002016-02-29T16:45:07.311+00:00They are beautiful birds and I've never seen o...They are beautiful birds and I've never seen one up close. We have a pair of bald eagles and a pair of golden eagles on the farm this spring. This morning I had Grand Jury Duty in town and on my way home about two miles from the house a white hawk of some sort flew off a carcass in the road. I'm not sure what kind it was and it had some black and brown spots scattered through it's body. Rita B Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110881510155621176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-87127093258584663822016-02-29T16:07:31.204+00:002016-02-29T16:07:31.204+00:00That would have been a magical moment. I've ne...That would have been a magical moment. I've never seen one, it seems to be tawny owl country round here. Barn Owls are indeed beautiful birds. Maybe one day :)rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-90019004825487454982016-02-29T16:06:06.375+00:002016-02-29T16:06:06.375+00:00I thought the same as Sue in Suffolk ..... when I ...I thought the same as Sue in Suffolk ..... when I saw the photo I thought your "magical moment" was the sun shining on the hills opposite your home. Your views and your home are amazing and it must be the icing on the cake to be treated to the spectacular views of the barn owl flying over the field. What a good start to your day! Kind regards, Louise S, Cheshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-29130746640312621202016-02-29T15:24:06.684+00:002016-02-29T15:24:06.684+00:00Did you watch last week's Country File? A cou...Did you watch last week's Country File? A couple had bought some land in 2002 and planted all sorts of trees and it was now a haven for barn owls, the lady was even dissecting the poo pellets to see what the owls were eating; mainly voles. What a long thought out idea. A few years ago we were lucky to see a few adult barn owls teaching the young owls how to hunt. There must have been about fifteen owls in all. We have a heavily wooded field nearby and we are blessed with all sorts of birds and wildlife, we are very fortunate. Must say, I loved the photos of poor Rosie after her bath what a hoot, pun not intended. Love Andie xxxAndiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730970097715537215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-40096927379836392932016-02-29T15:09:47.830+00:002016-02-29T15:09:47.830+00:00We rented a barn in Cornwall 8 years ago and it ca...We rented a barn in Cornwall 8 years ago and it came with a resident owl in the field opposite. The barn owl would take to the sky every morning and every evening and absolutely made my holiday. I cam across a mother owl and her young on a training flight last year while out on a bike ride. The young had got tired and came to rest on a road sign right next to were I was standing. She wasn't very happy... squawking at them to move away. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-19527360021813879392016-02-29T14:45:04.409+00:002016-02-29T14:45:04.409+00:00Wow, what a wonderful picture of the owl.Wow, what a wonderful picture of the owl.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-19361176694831623282016-02-29T14:29:34.425+00:002016-02-29T14:29:34.425+00:00They are superb birds aren't they? We have ...They are superb birds aren't they? We have one who lives in our barn and we see it almost every morning when we are getting up - it quarters the field opposite our window.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-31571961347744660842016-02-29T13:53:57.269+00:002016-02-29T13:53:57.269+00:00Great job to see one, let alone get any kind of ph...Great job to see one, let alone get any kind of photo!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-62231184417309009152016-02-29T13:12:35.289+00:002016-02-29T13:12:35.289+00:00You were very lucky to see the Owl, xxYou were very lucky to see the Owl, xxSimple Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884864661226371141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-21435870491089499272016-02-29T11:39:35.066+00:002016-02-29T11:39:35.066+00:00Until I read the post I thought the magic moment w...Until I read the post I thought the magic moment was actually seeing Sunshine on the hills in the distance!!<br />Love Barn owls swooping and gliding. We had them here regularly for many years until a big hollow tree at our neighbours was blown down Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.com