Backyard Birding....and Nature

We've been fortunate to see some nice examples of daytime birds of prey this fall   (eagles and hawks -see below),    but frankly they ...

Nice idea -  a Family "Owl Walk" in a local park!

Female Screech Owl Keeps in Touch With Male and Owlets in the Nest Box In the last post about Screech Owl camouflage   I noted how ...

Note: We were fortunate enough to make some fantastic observations and videos of unique Screech Owl behavior in our backyard during the ne...

Video from May  6 in the late afternoon five days before fledging. Its hot and crowded in the nest box and the owlets are taking a nap. The...

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The character, personality and talent of the Screech Owl never ceases to amaze as we go through the videos from the 2012 season. Thanks t...

The sounds of late summer night around the campfire. Screech Owls are typically scarcely seen and pretty much silent since leaving the nest...

As I continue to go over the video from this seasons nest box camera I come up with jewels like this. The largest owlet was barely a week o...

You can enhance the chances of attracting Screech Owls to your nest box  by using bird feeding stations in your yard that make good perches...