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Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 6:28:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 29, 2011 6:28:39 GMT Just thought i'd post this, an article that was in a magazine i am sent ..... www.uksafari.com/barnowls4.htm

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 11:38:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Oct 29, 2011 11:38:39 GMT My husband will want to look at all the pages Louise as we have barn owls here. One left pellets on the aeroplane wing and husband had to put it out by picking it up.

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Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 16:04:14 GMT

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Oct 29, 2011 11:38:39 GMT Cherry said:

My husband will want to look at all the pages Louise as we have barn owls here. One left pellets on the aeroplane wing and husband had to put it out by picking it up.

You should have soaked it in water Cherry to see what it had been eating

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Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 16:14:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 29, 2011 16:14:06 GMT ;D , yes, go and do that, Cherry

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 16:34:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Oct 29, 2011 16:34:10 GMT Once when on nights a barn owl flew straight on to the windscreen of my lorry. It must have been killed for sure. I felt real bad about it for weeks after. I have seen them over our garden here when looking at the stars.
	I'll get around to it eventually

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Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 16:37:26 GMT

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I don't have to. You could see that it was insects it had been eating. It was a young one. The mother (or father) often came around the field and landed on the washing line post. The nest was next to the village hall which is a straight line across the fields, probably just over half a mile flying. I have not seen them lately, but they are doing their owl noise every night.

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 17:32:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 29, 2011 17:32:27 GMT I love the sound of owls hooting There's one that has its nightly ritual behind my house, there are some trees about 100 yards away and i think it could be in there, with the woods just 1 road away they'll most likely live close-by.

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Barn Owls Oct 29, 2011 17:54:25 GMT

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I've been hearing Tawny owls calling over the last few nights, at this time of year they are sorting out who has which territory. I always thought it was one bird which made the 'twit-twhoo' sound but they said on Autumnwatch that its two birds in quick succession

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Barn Owls Oct 30, 2011 10:30:30 GMT

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Oct 29, 2011 17:54:25 GMT peony said:

I've been hearing Tawny owls calling over the last few nights, at this time of year they are sorting out who has which territory. I always thought it was one bird which made the 'twit-twhoo' sound but they said on Autumnwatch that its two birds in quick succession

I only found this a few years ago too (probably on Autumnwatch). I'll bet it's the female calling the male a twit too

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Barn Owls Oct 30, 2011 11:17:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 30, 2011 11:17:05 GMT ;D , but of course ;D

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Barn Owls Oct 30, 2011 11:38:06 GMT

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Oct 30, 2011 10:30:30 GMT Fractal said:

Oct 29, 2011 17:54:25 GMT peony said:

I've been hearing Tawny owls calling over the last few nights, at this time of year they are sorting out who has which territory. I always thought it was one bird which made the 'twit-twhoo' sound but they said on Autumnwatch that its two birds in quick succession

I only found this a few years ago too (probably on Autumnwatch). I'll bet it's the female calling the male a twit too

;D ;D

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merlin Top Member Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." Posts: 2,797	Barn Owls Oct 30, 2011 20:20:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by merlin on Oct 30, 2011 20:20:28 GMT Oct 30, 2011 11:38:06 GMT peony said: Oct 30, 2011 10:30:30 GMT Fractal said: I only found this a few years ago too (probably on Autumnwatch). I'll bet it's the female calling the male a twit too ;D ;D In order to-woo it perhaps

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Barn Owls Oct 30, 2011 20:22:50 GMT

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Oct 30, 2011 10:30:30 GMT Fractal said:

Oct 29, 2011 17:54:25 GMT peony said:

I've been hearing Tawny owls calling over the last few nights, at this time of year they are sorting out who has which territory. I always thought it was one bird which made the 'twit-twhoo' sound but they said on Autumnwatch that its two birds in quick succession

I only found this a few years ago too (probably on Autumnwatch). I'll bet it's the female calling the male a twit too

I like that

Born and bred in Northumberland!!

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Barn Owls Nov 16, 2011 16:35:10 GMT

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I have only been in for about 10 minutes and already the night birds are making a din. The pheasant come in to roost, the swans are making their night noise which is just busy calling and the owl has started. It makes its call every night. Why does it do this?