Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:22 pm by smokieonefour
J... I am soooo..... happy & excited for you on one hand.... and oh so jealous, envious on the other! I want horned owls in a tree at my place too! LOL The pictures are sooooo adorable! Can you please continue to post more pix of them for us?

Turns out I have to drive a few miles to an old burned out oak tree that has a nesting pair of owls in it. They are not the horned owls tho. Around here ( in Cali ) we keep those owls secret. Last time someone pointed out a nest...the forest service removed it and gave it - owls, nest & eggs - to UC Davis animal studies. That broke a lot of local people's hearts. Yes we're sure the owls are getting A-#1 treatment at UCD... but a lot think they belong in the wild and to make their nests where they see fit.
Might want to keep this on the down low for a bit... I'd be a little paranoid about getting gov't or county, city, state involved. Try and find an owl club and seek their advice. ? ? You can always contact UC Davis too and ask them a few questions. UCD didn't take the owls from the home,,, they simply received them and care for them .
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
Sh*t happens... but don't worry, it usually happens to me.