Barred Owl

[OWGEM]

Took a 40 second video of a Barred Owl in a tree this morning...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhkaiser/15846296903/in/photostream

 

[yote hunter]

Very cool video of a beautiful owl.... Thx for posting

 

[oldpink]

I've only seen one of these on two occasions.
They're much less common in this area than are Screech and Great Horned owls.
Nice catch getting him on video.
I'm a big fan of all raptors.

 

[churchmouse]

Just casually looking over it's domain.
I saw an owl down on Gasoline alley last week when it was very cold. It was doing much the same thing.

 

[bob_dolemite]

Great video, thank you for sharing. Beautiful creature.

 

[Ballstater98]

Nice! Ever think about contacting Outdoor Indinana or Indiana DNR with your shots?

 

[selinoid44]

Cool birds!

 

[The Keymaster]

Great video...thanks for sharing!

 

[GunSlinger]

Great video of a majestic raptor. Thanks for sharing!

 

[rotortech]

Nice video. Thanks for posting.

 

[mkgr22]

Shoot the damn thing!!

Oh, wait, don't shoot. I thought I was in one of the coyote threads.

 

[KJQ6945]

A hawk that didn't seem to mind me being there. This at about 15 feet away with my cell phone.

 

[oldpink]

Amazing photo there.
I have no idea how a hawk would ever allow you to get within 100 feet, let alone 15!

 

[KJQ6945]

Amazing photo there.
I have no idea how a hawk would ever allow you to get within 100 feet, let alone 15!

I was amazed he let me get so close. Seemed rather unconcerned with my presence.



When I finished what I was working on he was gone. Never even heard it fly off.
About 30 minutes later he showed up at a different building. I think he was following me.

 

[AtTheMurph]

There has been a nesting pair of Barred Owls behind my house for at least the last 4 years. See them regularly and hear them every night, especially in the summer. They've had 2 chicks each of the last 4 years.

"Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all."

8 whoots with that guttural at the end. They also make weird hisses and clicks.

 

[OWGEM]

There has been a nesting pair of Barred Owls behind my house for at least the last 4 years. See them regularly and hear them every night, especially in the summer. They've had 2 chicks each of the last 4 years.

"Who cooks for you, who cooks for you all."

8 whoots with that guttural at the end. They also make weird hisses and clicks.

Cool to having them living in your back yard. The clicking of beaks is a sign someone is not happy.

 

[vvet762]

Great video! I am 64 years old and have NEVER seen an owl or a live skunk. Guess I should get out more.

 

[bwframe]

Took a 40 second video of a Barred Owl in a tree this morning...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhkaiser/15846296903/in/photostream

I've only seen one of these on two occasions.
They're much less common in this area than are Screech and Great Horned owls...

I seen one for the first time yesterday. It was flying and landed in a tree. Odd looking hawk? Nope, binoculars showed this same bird. It was disappointing my camera was not close, so thanks for the video and identification.




A quick YouTube search turns up that I've likely been hearing this one all winter, maybe longer?
[video=youtube_share;fppKGJD3Y6c]http://youtu.be/fppKGJD3Y6c[/video]

 

[level0]

A hawk that didn't seem to mind me being there. This at about 15 feet away with my cell phone.

Can't get an idea of size, but I'll guess that's a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.

 

[oldpink]

Nope, I've seen plenty of Cooper's hawks, and they're smaller and slimmer.
They're markings are also quite different from the one in this photo.
I can easily identify this one as a young Red-Tailed hawk, probably the most common hawk here, at least in central Indiana, anyway.
When he gets more mature, most of the light markings will darken up, and his tail will develop the signature ruffous plumage most easily seen from below with the sun illuminating it that gives these hawks their name.