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 I wasn't alone this evening...
#8042913
11/09/20 12:43 AM
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218 Bee
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There was another predator working the area...and he didn't have to quit at thirty minutes past sundown, either! ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/0xCsptJl.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/1UPfnkOt.jpg) "I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness". - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
[Re: 218 Bee]
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11/09/20 12:50 AM
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kmon11
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Cool birds, had 2 last week one on each side of me within 30 yards. Never could get a good pic but was fun hearing them converse. After tehy got quite I did a couple hoots and one flew down a lot closer and hooted but still no good for a pic.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/09/20 12:52 AM
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falmike
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/09/20 12:55 AM
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Stub
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Great Horned Owl, apex predator!
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/09/20 01:00 AM
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Texas Dan
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I'll never forget the time I looked up and saw a hawk headed straight for my head while squirrel hunting. It taught me a valuable lesson about using a squirrel bark call.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
[Re: 218 Bee]
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11/11/20 02:42 AM
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Txhillbilly
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I've had a pair of Great Horned owls on my property for about twenty years. I see them all the time, as well as several Redtail hawks. My property must also be a favorite migration stop for Peregrine Falcon's. At times there are over 30 of them flying around here. I've counted 18 of them roosting in a tree behind my house.
Birds of prey are one of my favorite animals to watch.
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/11/20 10:14 AM
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redhaze
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/11/20 07:53 PM
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jeffbird
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The winged lion of the forest.
Skunks are one of their preferred prey, so they are doing some especially good work.
Great photo! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/11/20 09:11 PM
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Dalroo
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Cool photo - I had one land on a branch just above my blind a couple of years ago. When I moved to get a better look, it just turned to look at me without a care. Stayed for a bit and flew off.
Dalroo
Deep in the Heart of Texas
How about that Brandon!
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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#8047052
11/11/20 09:45 PM
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/12/20 01:35 AM
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Ringtail
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Every evening at our property in East Texas I hear owls hooting at each other. One of the things I really look forward to as the sun sets!
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/12/20 03:32 PM
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Jamoke
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When I was a kid on the farm we had a barn cat named mickey, she was almost always pregnant, had tons of babies, she was a great mouser, but the kittens never stayed around. Just mickey for years. One morning my dad and I were watching the sun rise from the kitchen window, a kitten was walking through the light snow in the yard and suddenly a great snowy owl swooped down and flew off with that kitten, mystery solved!
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/12/20 03:40 PM
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Creekrunner
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The winged lion of the forest.
Skunks are one of their preferred prey, so they are doing some especially good work.
Great photo! Thanks for sharing. Then I need some! 'Never seen so many skunks. I don't always have a .22 with me. I've got Screech Owls, but haven't spotted a Great Horned yet. 'Course, that doesn't mean they're not there.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: I wasn't alone this evening...
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11/12/20 08:19 PM
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Kevin Heath
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We have a pair on our place, we seem them from time to time when they want us to.
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you are the statue!
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