To: nickcarraway
That’s a Great Horned Owl. We have one in our neighborhood and it comes and hangs out in the tree in front of my place occasionally. The ravens get very upset about it.
7 posted on
03/27/2026 10:30:39 PM PDT by
ponygirl
(Stay gold.)
To: ponygirl
Many years ago I re-habbed a great horned owl before you needed a license to do it. When the rodent population is high, they over eat and become sort of drunk and fly in front of vehicles.
And we know CA is full of rats of all kinds. ;-)
8 posted on
03/27/2026 10:35:19 PM PDT by
Mogger
( 7th generation Vermonter, refugee in New Hampshire hoping NH remains sane.)
To: ponygirl
Ravens and crows will mob an owl to shoo it away. I have a great horned owl who is a regular visitor to my tall Norway spruce tree.
9 posted on
03/27/2026 10:36:33 PM PDT by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: ponygirl
The ravens get very upset about it. You think ravens get upset? Pigeons are scared to death of owls, and for darn good reason.
16 posted on
03/28/2026 1:50:41 AM PDT by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
To: ponygirl
A friend lost all her chickens to a Great Horned Owl. Then a cat. One night she spotted it on a pole near her house. After the chickens were gone, the owl left and was never seen again.
20 posted on
03/28/2026 6:48:34 AM PDT by
healy61
To: ponygirl
Given his piloting abilities, maybe a Barely Adequate Horned Owl?
24 posted on
03/28/2026 10:05:45 AM PDT by
DPMD
(u)
To: ponygirl
The ravens get very upset about it. The ravens should be and know it. The GHO is a formidable predator.
26 posted on
03/28/2026 2:14:10 PM PDT by
xone
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