night herons (ok, this is the same one, but the other 4 weren’t being as photogenic or avoiding branches)
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So pretty!
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Have you ever heard an owl honk?!
It’s like a goose kinda.
We heard that noise super loud and close. Then hooting. Confused!!
But got some light on it and got to see a gorgeous owl!! Sadly it was so exciting and unexpected and of course night time so no photos, but some audio recordings!
It was high on a tree on a dead branch, the tree just off our deck!
EDIT: Here’s 14 seconds with the hooting and a glimpse, albeit not the best!
EDIT: Based on iNaturalist and some youtube videos I suspect this might have been a Great Horned Owl!
EDIT: Trying to share the honk sound
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you go for a 4 hour walk along icy trails, and the best photo op is in the car park as you’re walking out
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Ohhh that’s good stuff.
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That looks like an invasion indeed.
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I have no images but I was pleased to note the return of the redwing blackbirds to campus this week. I’ve missed their little mechanical calls.
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so they don’t dive bomb your head? v lucky. The shadowy one is mentally scarred, luckily not physically, from their attacks.
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gorgeous, esp the pintail
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oh no, they stay fairly unreachable in the riparian areas and people are generally smart enough to not want to get out there
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