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#41 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:44 pm

Way to be a Kestrel Statue.

On another note.... Will someone please knock that pinata down and bust out some candy??

The human spirit needs places where Nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~~ Author Unknown

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#42 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:54 pm

Busy little tree lately. Blue birds and a kestrel hork. What more could you ask for?

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#43 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:32 pm (Last edited: Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:03 pm)

Quote: patticake wrote in post #42
Busy little tree lately. Blue birds and a kestrel hork. What more could you ask for?

You have to go Full Screen for the HORK!!

The human spirit needs places where Nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~~ Author Unknown

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#44 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:48 am

Video of the day! Mrs. Kestrel is the bravest little bird in town! She's stayed still when the Barn Owl came and she was there and now the GHO's.

Scyllabub told me that Pete has put up a nest box for the kestrel hoping she'll move but another kestrel pair have been checking out the cavity in her absence.

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#45 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:17 am

Mrs K was very brave!! Great video!!

The human spirit needs places where Nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~~ Author Unknown

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#46 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:28 pm

Dang, two of em! And she didn't move a bit. Struck a pose.

"The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes...if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life." Frank Lloyd Wright

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#47 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:41 pm (Last edited: Tue Nov 25, 2014 5:42 pm)

Published on Nov 25, 2014 by scyllabub

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#48 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:40 am

Lots has been happening in the Ritz. On Nov. 17th the Great Horned Owl came back and killed Mrs. Kestrel.

Mr. Kestrel comes by from time to time looking for Mrs. Kestrel.

The Great Horned Owls continue to come by and check on the Ritz and the Barn Owls have started coming, too. This Barn Owl didn't hesitate to vacate the premises last night when the Great Horned Owl came!

Later, the owl came back just to make sure the house was still empty.

Is this a Property War we're witnessing? Time will tell.

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#49 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:00 am (Last edited: Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:04 am)

Great horned owl enters cavity, another lands on branch - Audubon Starr Ranch by scyllabub

1840hr Owl to branch and off, GHOW shout, cams askew - Audubon Starr Ranch Barn Owls

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#50 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:00 pm

Female BO has spent the night and is still inside the Ritz today. There was mating last night and there's food in the pantry. They really don't like that big hole the GHO dug out in their floor either. LOL! I hope the GHO's don't come back. That wouldn't be good.

I made a couple of videos.

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#51 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:24 pm

We need a password for the first vid?
2nd vid, he sure was rough and rude....stepped all over her. She's gonna need to wing slap him a few times so he knows who's BOSS!

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#52 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:33 pm

Oops! I forgot to publish that first video. It should work now.

Here's a vid scylla made this morning of the Barn Owls AND the Great Horned Owl!!!!!!

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#53 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:34 am

GHO came back last night and started digging in the Ritz again. I didn't see the mate and there wasn't any hooting going on.

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#54 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:09 am

It seems there was a second visit with more digging and hooting this time between the 2 GHO's. They're going to dig a big hole in there whether they use it or not. LOL! Barney doesn't like the floor being uneven either. They just stand and look down at it wondering what's going on. Another Kestrel couple have been checking out the cavity too but so far have not stayed overnight.

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#55 | RE: Starr Ranch Barn Owls 2014 Season datum

Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:21 pm (Last edited: Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:25 pm)

This tree cavity is the busiest place in town lately and it is fascinating to watch! Here's a sample of a day in the life of the Ritz.

Yesterday the new kestrel came by to check things out.

Later the Barn Owl female arrived followed by the male. They mated but seemed nervous to me and extremely vigilant and on guard. I think they sensed the Great Horned Owls were around. I took a few snips before I went to bed and wondered what would happen to them during the night while I slept.
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Just as I feared, the Great Horned Owl did come while the female was inside. She stood her ground against the GHO and screamed bloody murder and amazingly the GHO didn't attack her and left.

Later, the Great Horned Owl returns for a 2nd time and finds the female barn owl still inside and again does not attack her. Barn Owl wisely decided to leave after this visit.

Great Horned Owl comes back and finds the cavity empty, goes inside and nestorizes. I wonder what would have happened this time if Barney had still been there.

I don't doubt the outcome of who wins the nest if there's a real showdown between the Great Horned Owls and the Barn Owls but one thing is for sure. Barney won't go silently like Mrs. Kestrel did. She will go out screaming and fighting! I sure hope it doesn't come to that though. I guess we'll have to stay tuned............

*Many thanks to scyllabub who faithfully watches and records the activity so we can all watch it.

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