Great Horned Owl?
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Terrific photos 46er!
Saw a pair of GHO's swooping after ea. other a few weeks ago in a wooded area of Washington Lake Park, in very suburban Wash. Twp., Gloucester County. The "hoot" nailed down their ID.
It was fully overcast, dusky, around 4:30 PM.
I keep going back there, but haven't seen them since.
Saw a pair of GHO's swooping after ea. other a few weeks ago in a wooded area of Washington Lake Park, in very suburban Wash. Twp., Gloucester County. The "hoot" nailed down their ID.
It was fully overcast, dusky, around 4:30 PM.
I keep going back there, but haven't seen them since.
Thanks for the nice comments.
Around our house the GHO's started early this year, right around Christmas, but Jan/Feb is the typical nesting time and the hooting is how they find a mate. You'll normally hear the hoots from separate directions. We had a least 2 pair sounding off and a screecher outside my sons window.
Whipporwill; save the firewood, I've found that around dusk works best where I am.
Here is a fuzzball GHO chick from this past spring on some county protected property. There were 2 of them.
Around our house the GHO's started early this year, right around Christmas, but Jan/Feb is the typical nesting time and the hooting is how they find a mate. You'll normally hear the hoots from separate directions. We had a least 2 pair sounding off and a screecher outside my sons window.
Whipporwill; save the firewood, I've found that around dusk works best where I am.
Here is a fuzzball GHO chick from this past spring on some county protected property. There were 2 of them.
Now that must have been really interesting. That must have been a one in a million chance.
Your photos are real 46'r. Very good shots.
I would have to say that was one of my highlights to my 2008 season in the woods. I see sharpies very often in this spot, I have out a corn feeder in this location, it pulls in a lot of small critters and they feed in a small open area surounded by thick woods. It creates a kind of raptor buffet. I also saw a sharpie come in and grab a dove this year(well last year now.) I have seen a few misses but never a kill. It's amazing the amount of wildlife you can observe sitting stone still up in a tree in full camo for 4 hours.
I am really disappointed with you Ed!
I have been hearing them quite a bit during this winter bow season.
Always a beautiful sound at the end of the hunt.
I am really disappointed with you Ed!
I have been hearing them quite a bit during this winter bow season.
Always a beautiful sound at the end of the hunt.
Tastes like chicken!
