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We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

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  • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

    Here's a picture of my wife taking a picture of the owl in the backyard while trying to let our tiny dog Muffin have her morning bio break!

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    @VA3DSO Where's the picture of you, taking a picture of your wife, taking a picture of an owl?

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    • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

      We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

      #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

      budgegeria@mastodon.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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      #12

      @VA3DSO A blob on a fence.

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      • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

        My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?

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        #13

        @VA3DSO Those squirrels know stuff.

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        • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

          We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

          #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

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          #14

          @VA3DSO I know owls are wise and all, but one that's with a bar association? That's impressive!

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          • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

            Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

            #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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            #15

            @VA3DSO Amazing pic. I had no idea this could ever happen.

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            • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

              We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

              #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

              ciarani@mastodon.greenC This user is from outside of this forum
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              #16

              @VA3DSO Cool visitor, cool photo! It looks so restfully peaceful.

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              • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

                lovely_natur_und_kultur@cultur.socialL This user is from outside of this forum
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                #17

                Incredible ๐Ÿ˜ฎ @VA3DSO

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                • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                  We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

                  #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

                  lobsterofrevenge@mastodon.socialL This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @VA3DSO I myself spotted an artificer owl the other day

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                  • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                    We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

                    #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

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                    #19

                    @VA3DSO ๐Ÿ’—

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                    • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                      Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                      #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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                      #20

                      I was going through my photos and found another nice shot of the owl - he was moving himself to the other side of the post and spread his wings. Really beautiful bird! ๐Ÿ˜

                      #Birding #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Canon #Photography

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                      • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                        I was going through my photos and found another nice shot of the owl - he was moving himself to the other side of the post and spread his wings. Really beautiful bird! ๐Ÿ˜

                        #Birding #Birds #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Canon #Photography

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                        #21

                        And finally, a slightly closer shot of the owl. I haven't seen it since. ๐Ÿ˜ข

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                        • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                          Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                          #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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                          @VA3DSO ๐Ÿ‘

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                          • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                            We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

                            #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

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                            @VA3DSO well, did you kick him out, then?
                            He must've been barred for a reason.

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                            • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                              Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                              #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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                              @VA3DSO Don't owls eat squirrels? What happened next? Pictures please.

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                              • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                                We had a lovely visitor on our back fence this morning - a Barred Owl!

                                #Birding #Birds #Owl #BarredOwl #Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Backyard

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                                @VA3DSO Amazing!!

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                                • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                                  My wife says this is actually normal squirrel behaviour and that they are mobbing the owl and trying to intimidate it. As it is an ambush predator, the squirrels know they are unlikely to be attacked in this scenario. How weird is THAT?

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                                  @VA3DSO my local squirrels dropped a big bird from the tree. I saw the bird very briefly from the back, so not sure what it was, but suspected a hawk.

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                                  • rejoineu@mastodon.onlineR rejoineu@mastodon.online

                                    @VA3DSO Don't owls eat squirrels? What happened next? Pictures please.

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                                    @RejoinEU Weirdly nothing happened next. The squirrels went back to foraging in the backyard and the owl just chilled on the fence. At some point in the afternoon, the owl flew away.

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                                    • lepaggoth@mastodon.socialL lepaggoth@mastodon.social

                                      @VA3DSO my local squirrels dropped a big bird from the tree. I saw the bird very briefly from the back, so not sure what it was, but suspected a hawk.

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                                      @lepaggoth Oh wow! That is crazy! I've seen one red-tailed hawk near by backyard. It took a run at a rock pigeon that was trying to eat from my bird feeders, but the pigeon managed to elude it.

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                                      • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                                        Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                                        #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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                                        @VA3DSO
                                        Did they cause any harm the first time they saw them?

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                                        • va3dso@mastodon.socialV va3dso@mastodon.social

                                          Oh, it got weirder. I feel like my backyard squirrels have never seen an owl before!

                                          #Nature #Wildlife #Backyard

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                                          @VA3DSO I feel like some of their kin may have seen an owl before - very briefly.

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