look who moved into my backyard

[rdking647]

a year+ ago i put an owl house up in a tree in my backyard.
this afternoon we saw that someone has just moved in

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[elleng]

1. VERY COOL!!!

[arcane1]

2. How CUTE!!!!!

[ohheckyeah]

3. Owls are so cool.

Nice photos!

[Crewleader]

4. Just Beautiful!

You are so lucky to have such a fine neighbor.

Beautiful Photos rdking647

[northoftheborder]

5. I didn't know owls could be so expressive in their face! I love owls.

[glinda]

6. Lucky you!!!!!

[Curmudgeoness]

7. How exciting! Details, I want details.

Where did you get an owl house? Is your property out in the country? How is it attached to the tree?

And where the heck are there green leaves on the trees? I want to move there....right now.

[rdking647]

29. im in austin texas

i bought the owl house at a garden store. its just screwed into the tree trunk.
our leaves are still green (it was 70 degrees today ) but its going to get cold monday,highs near 40

[Curmudgeoness]

33. Well, you have a very cool neighbor.

I guess I don't want to live where you are. Or more specifically, I couldn't afford it. I lived in Houston for several years, and Texas is too danged hot in the summer, although Austin is wonderful. But 70 sure does sound nice to this snow-bound frozen PA resident.

[Solly Mack]

8. Sweet! Great shots!

He's giving you a look!

[freshwest]

9. You are so fortunate! And these pics are magazine quality! Thanks for sharing them with us. n/t

[Skittles]

10. I'm curious what the specs are for an owl house

are they just big giant bird houses? Do owls favor certain kinds of trees?

[bowens43]

11. Beautiful!!

[CFLDem]

12. That is awesome.

I'm super jelly rt now. My owl house is in the works!

[PDittie]

13. He's giving you the stinkeye

Better let him unpack and set up house.

[Morwen_Madrigal]

14. You have Owl!

I want one. <smiles>

[ReRe]

15. You stopped just it time...

... looks like he's getting ready to pick your brain by the end of the photo shoot.
Lucky you, that owl is a beauty! Thanks for sharing.

[zentrum]

16. You're so lucky!

[sakabatou]

17. Looks like you got a horned or barn owl

[pasto76]

26. not either

lacking the formidable eyebrows of the GHOW. Barn owls have a heart shaped facial disc. Maybe a young screech owl. Where is this located?

[sakabatou]

27. Found it. It's an Eastern Screech (or looks like it)

[Rozlee]

18. That's so cool! You are so lucky.

All we have around our house in the Texas Hill Country are bats. We have caves in the area and the damn things roost here in the thousands.

[rdking647]

31. in in austin

there are a lot of screech owls around.

[onestepforward]

19. Lovely photos! Do you know what kind of owl it is?

It took me 15 years, but I was able to get a pair of screech owls last summer and they had four babies! They were a pure joy!

Congratulations!

[rdking647]

30. its a screech owl

[onestepforward]

35. Oh my!

The ones I had were dark brown. Funny thing, they didn't nest in the screech owl house in the backyard, but in the titmouse house in the front. It wasn't big enough for all, so one parent slept in a nearby holly tree.

[shireen]

20. A lovely great horned owl

More about them here …
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/great_horned_owl/id

Really really beautiful!

[aggiesal]

21. My daughter wanted to know . . .

if you named the owl?
If not, she wants to name it Chubs.

[mnhtnbb]

22. Totally cool!

[Stuart G]

23. Wonderful Shots...terrific..

You know owls take care of "mice and other rodents" ...great move..

Stuart

[DetlefK]

24. "This backyard is now mine! MINE!"

[NBachers]

25. You are blessed with an owl! Keep those pictures coming! Good for you, for putting up and owl house.

The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin' their wings singing go bird go

From "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. Collecting rent might prove tricky

[rdking647]

32. this is the owl house i have

its in a live oak tree,about 12 feet or so off the ground.
the opening is facing south
http://owlshack.com/

[Curmudgeoness]

34. Thanks for the info.

You should add this to the OP. I am sure that a lot of people who see your stinky eyed owl would be interested.

[postatomic]

36. Who?

[justiceischeap]

37. That's the reply I was going to make.

Lovely photos and congrats on the new roomie.

[jimlup]

38. That is so cool!

Luck you!

[TBF]

39. He's not pleased with your

surveilance camera obviously ...

[AikidoSoul]

40. Splendid! Success is having beauty

and nature living healthy lives, along with its loving caretaker humans.