Finally - I've got an owl! πŸ¦‰

in Feathered Friends β€’ 2 years ago

I always wanted to see an owl and to photograph it. It is in my list since I am interested about the birds and knowing that there are at least two types living close to my home - the Scops owl and the Little owl, I was not discouraged. At night I hear them but could not see any. Once the little owl was so close, I guess on our roof. Stupid superstition tells that hearing liitle owl means someone is going to die. What a rubbish!

The Scops owl is something I heard years ago for the first time without a clue of what was it. Its characteristic hoot like a sonar can be heard loud and clear at night. But only during mating season, if I am not mistaken. The task to dicover the scops owl gets even harder because its plumage imitates the bark of the trees and the bird blends perfectly plus its small size - around 20 cm. Nevertheless, hubby and I always keep our eyes peeled while we are walking in the park and the small woods next to it, carefully observing each tree from bottom to top, causing a neckache. That is how we found so many different birds.

Sunday afternoon, it was hot, but the clouds gathered and the long expected rain was soon to hammer down. We approached the cherry and mulberry tree in the woods. There are some fruit trees there, much loved by the birds. The season of cherries was over, but the mulberries are still well ripen and there were sparrows stuffing their beaks. I wonder if I can see some wablers among them. While trying to focus on hopping birds I heard hubby shouting - "What's that?" And then - "It's an owl!" I lnow how many times we were mislead by what we saw, but I looked at what he pointed and I saw something that definetely was I wing, not a branch, but where the head was?

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I need to find better view and here it is, oh my, it is the owl! Quiet and calm, looking straight at us without fear. Then we saw a second one behind it, but I got no clear image and a third one was standing close on another branch, only its back could be seen.

A couple walking two Jack Russell terriers stopped wondering what we were excited about and we show them the owls. They even tried to make some photos with their phones. The owls were pretty close.

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Look, it winked. πŸ˜‰

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Five minutes, that's how long we stayed under the tree. I forgot to put some repellent on my legs and arms and the mosquitoes bit me to death. The first rain drops started to fall and we had to leave. If it didn't rain, we would stay longer. Now, we look even more carefully the trees, but could not see the owls. It was luck to spot them at daytime and not one, but three! My guess is, they are juveniles. We still have some time this and next month until they leave us. Scops owls migrate, but will be back in spring. Wish me luck to find them again.

Happy birding! Look around, you never know what you can see. πŸ™‚

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Finally you did it πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ˜Š

Finally I did. πŸ™‚
I am so happy. Maybe I can be lucky again to see it one more time.

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The mosquito bites were totally worth it! Congratulations! I know how hard it is to see those, let alone photograph them. Already had a few lucky encounters, but could keep mind pictures. 😁 !PIZZA

Thank you!
It was worth and I must say this is the cherry on the icing. πŸ™‚

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How fun! Owls my favorite. I've only got a few shots of them, from where my sister in law showed me nesting site in an old tree that has been re-used several years. What a great reward for that trip!

This is amazing how well they can hide. If you know the nesting site, you have better chance to spot them.

Wow Neli, that is fantastic, I have only seen owls in captivity!
You saw three, it does sound like they were young ones, however in the daylight and you captured a winking owl!
Look my fellow night owl @beeber here is a real πŸ¦‰

And it gets even better, as today I saw them again, same tree, all three of them. πŸ™‚

oh wow that is fantastic!
Now I am really jealous!

OMG OMG I love this owl!!! Thank you so much @tengolotodo for directing me here!
I once saw a real big one on a medieval market, she was domesticated and sitting on a man's arm. But I never will forget these wonderful eyes! (Noooo, Ed Tengo not the man's eyes !LOL )

Thanks so much for sharing this, @nelinoeva

Aww, thank you @beeber. ❀
These owls are super cool, considering their size. They are so small and yet, so curious with these wide open eyes. Not to mention their ears.

My pleasure and thought that you would like it! Oh a medieval market now that would have been fun!

Haha πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

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Ohhh it’s so beautiful!!! Congratulations πŸŽ‰πŸŽˆπŸŽŠ. You done it. βœ…

Thank you!πŸ™‚

hahaha. Beautiful photos.
I love the last one and the one that this little feathered creature winked at you.

Thank you kindly. Glad you like my photos of my new feathered friend. πŸ™‚

How exciting to witness three together close to you, seeing an owl in broad daylight, what a sighting!

Always on the look out, yet to see one during the day, night photography I merely caught an outline.

These look exceptionally small owls how lucky for you!

They are tiny, hardly can be seen. Funny ears they have and these big eyes.
My dream came true, I am so happy. Keep on looking for, because after short while they will be gone. It is extremely pleasant to be close to them. πŸ™‚

Exciting sightings, be sure to visit regularly before they move into adult life and are gone.

nice photos! owls are beautiful feathered creatures

Thank you kindly. πŸ™‚
Glad you like them. I got some more and hope to meet the owls again.

Great shots. Love where he winks. I would like to capture an owl’s image too.

Thank you Jo, ❀
It was sheer luck, but I was dreaming to see the owl for so long and could't believe my eyes.

Good for you guys. With as well as thy blend into the forest I wonder how many times you have missed spotting them, but not this time.☝️

I'm surprised they just stayed put long enough for you to get some great pictures!

I would say zillion times we passed by that tree and probably zillion times we missed to see them owls. The birds were curious and watched us carefully, but did not budge. This morning I saw one only and again it stayed put and let us make few more shots.

Know that you have spotted the owl you've got a good idea where to look.
seeing it again had to be equally exciting. If I saw the owl a second time in the same spot, I would probably visiting that spot every day.😁

Haha, that's what we are doing. Everyday we are there and guess what, we keep on seeing them owls. πŸ™‚

It sounds like you've made a new friend.

Very nice, congratulations. I love owls, it is always a pleasure to see them and take some pictures of them. They are usually hard to find since during the day they sit hidden in trees. And in the night when they hunt there is usually not enough light.

Thank you!
This is so unbelievable how many people pass by that tree and none of them knows there are owls there. Mind you they are well hidden.