Hay Gang, Ya got to see this!! Look>>>

Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:42 pm

Great, great Picts. They are good enough to enter in a photo contest! It is not everyone who has Owls nesting in their front yard and have trained them to pose for photos!

Great Christmas card photo too! Hallmark material," when you care enough to send the very best." They love stuff like this, so does National Geographic.

Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:42 pm

jsw14 wrote:We have already had pic's of the Owls in our newspaper here in the Villages. But NO addy of where we are at. Thats all I need is 50/100 ppl gaulkin at them in the yard. Thx for the link H, I will check it out. Meantime here's a pic I just took 1/2 hr ago. It is the first time we have seen them out of the nest!!

They only print the town, no street addy. So, it would probably say "The Villages, FL" if they used it.

You need a bucket truck so you can get up on their level. :lol:

Did the previous owners or real estate agent tell you about nesting owls when you were looking, or was this a surprise?

Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:13 pm

We seen the Owl's in the tree when we bought the house in April 2011 H, but no babys to be found. Surprise, this year we have some babys

I just took these two pic's 1/2hr ago 8-)

They are Testin their First Flight!!!!!!!
Look at the Wing-Spand of this baby 8-)

Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:27 pm

Hope they come back every year and you give us more pics. I live on 10 undeveloped acres. I've seen and heard an owl or two, but I haven't seen a nest.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:28 am

Take a look at the Claws on this Baby!!!!!

Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:25 am

Pretty soon he'll (she'll) be big enough to snatch a "beaver" in flight. :mrgreen:

Would your owls like living in Maine? :lol:

Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:04 pm

Must be Annie, she is worried about her manicure!!

Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:21 pm

I would have to worry about the little beavers. As for the Mrs and I, I am not so worried. We have owls that live around us and don't bother us. With us weighing in at 40 and 55 lbs each, carrying us away is going to be quite challenging...even for the seasoned adult owl.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:56 pm

Momma must-ta heard ya Beave, I think she is UP for the challenge

She has her eye on U........"Beaver Tail" for Suppa!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:46 pm

Ummmm, beaver tail... YUM!

Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:55 pm

One WHACK ! ! ! ! from the beaver tail sends the owl sailing into a tree. The owl is now unconscious and the Beaver heads for deeper water and then the hut.

After a few hours, the Beaver comes and heads for the tree where the owl was and the owl is still laying there. The Beaver heads back for the hut.

This owl is not going to survive the night in this cold of single digit temps. This owl is going to be one dead duck. :roll: