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Nov 25, 2022 20:29:24   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
rockdog wrote:
Excellent photos Tim! Thanks for the reminder about the eye blink trick. Looks like you are in an interesting food chain moment. Hope your chickens stay out of it.


Thanx! We recently completed “up-armoring” our chicken and duck runs. Avian flu is showing up all around us. We have blackberry and salal so we have rats. This particular owl prefers rats to all else we hope!

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Nov 25, 2022 20:29:57   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
hettmoe wrote:
Very nice!


Thanx for viewing!

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Nov 25, 2022 20:37:02   #
MikeT46 Loc: Hermantown,MN
 
Fun story, and pretty images ... great job.

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Nov 25, 2022 20:44:06   #
peterjoseph
 
Nice story and pics.

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Nov 26, 2022 01:27:49   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
MikeT46 wrote:
Fun story, and pretty images ... great job.


Thanx! Interesting bird.

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Nov 26, 2022 01:28:07   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
peterjoseph wrote:
Nice story and pics.


Thanx for viewing!

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Nov 26, 2022 14:26:01   #
Appy Loc: Flint Hills (Ks)
 
Wish I could be so haunted! :) Great pics of the Barred Owl and a fun story to boot. Thanks for the fun read! I really enjoyed the closed eye shot. Never before saw the designer lids like that.

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Nov 26, 2022 16:24:31   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Great set and interesting story Timothy, beautiful owl.

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Nov 26, 2022 16:32:13   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
Appy wrote:
Wish I could be so haunted! :) Great pics of the Barred Owl and a fun story to boot. Thanks for the fun read! I really enjoyed the closed eye shot. Never before saw the designer lids like that.


Thanx! The owl is still around waiting for rats. It is comfortable being very near to us. I believe this is the same owl I photographed and posted in October-1,2,3.

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Nov 26, 2022 16:32:41   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
Sylvias wrote:
Great set and interesting story Timothy, beautiful owl.


Thanx! The bird is still around.

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Nov 26, 2022 22:40:08   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
Sinewsworn wrote:
This bird continues to haunt our property. While heading out to close -up our chicken and duck enclosures for the nite, I noticed this guy lurking over our old tool shed. As it was not too dark, I went back in and grabbed my Z9 with 500pF attached. As I walked up for a good, close shot-about 25 feet away- I tried the eye blink trick. It worked! I closed my eyes after staring at the owl for a bit, then slowly opened them. The owl repeated the eye closing and I photographed it!

We then went and completed the close-up process. I noted a large-ish rat nearby so I highlighted its with my flashlight. The rat only moved when I approached it. It ran around our large duck house back to an old felled tree. The owl swooped in and grabbed that rat! We heard the rat scream then we saw the owl take off with the rat in its talons. Almost dark-4:55 PM PST so no photos came out.

The next day my wife noted a strange-looking mass on the back lawn. Further inspection showed this mass to be the hair, claws and tail of a large rat. Did the owl "reward" us with the remnants of the previous night's catch? Or just saying Thanx! The images of the owl pellet were not useable.

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Nice shots, Timothy!

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Nov 26, 2022 23:20:48   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
Bubalola wrote:
Nice shots, Timothy!


Thanx for viewing!

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Nov 28, 2022 15:16:30   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice set

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Nov 28, 2022 17:59:46   #
Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA
 
topcat wrote:
Nice set


Thanx!

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