Posted on 08/02/2022 6:47:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
I think they live in the woods behind the house so I am guessing there is a cave on the property somewhere.
Lol, that’s funny.
Or a hollowed out tree.
You are fortunate. And blessed.
I’m glad that we don’t have bears in our next of the woods. That would probably freak me out. Coyotes are enough.
I hope you get some owls back near you, as well. Do you know what kind yours were?
Barred owls, I believe.
So if they were barred owls, like ours are, they don’t migrate. They stay pretty close to home, meaning within a mile or so. Maybe yours are just in another part of their territory, and will make their way back to nearer you sometime soon. We can always hope!
It’s possible, there were 2 matching Italian cypress trees (tall thin things) with a large live oak nearby.
The cypress trees died for whatever reason and were then removed.
The owls loved those tress, they would get on the tips and ride them as they dropped about halfway—it was rather funny almost like an amusement ride for the owls.
The cypress are gone and the owls went with them. *shrug* I do hope they come back :)
That’s great. Now if I can just get my pooch to stop bringing in (live) possums through the dog door. :)
Silly pets!
Our cats love birds, chipmunks, and squirrels. If any are too dumb to go inside their enclosure, they risk their lives. We have installed a 6” mesh at the bottom to keep the chipmunks and squirrels out. The enclosure is also locked so that raccoons can’t make their way in. So far we’ve only had a couple of birds and one chipmunk make it into the house through the cat door (cats brought us gifts). The possums, skunks, and raccoons have made their way to the deck but don’t get any further. So far no coyotes have come up that far. The cats love it year round, and we do, too.
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