This evening, a great horned owl perched in a branch above our roof. His hooting called me out of the house and it was still light enough to get a proper look at him. According to my owl authority this fellow is claiming our house as his territory. The staking of territory is a preamble to nesting. Perhaps he'll hang around to raise his family. There are lots of rodents who come in to the back yard to pick up what seeds the birds drop from the feeder, so an owl family should not go hungry here. Last Christmas eve, a pair of great horns flew in to serenade us on our front porch. It was a one of a kind Christmas present.
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