10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2013

I’ve never been on an “owl prowl” before, and was thrilled that the one we joined turned up the promised quarry, and then some. Great Horned Owl babies peering out from their nest! Barn Owl babies peering out from their box! A Burrowing Owl peering at us from beside his burrow, and then making a hasty escape!

Nevada 189

Nevada Birds Barn Owls Cows 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

.” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. This is a great summer read.

Owls 231

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 231

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam! The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Sniffing us.

South Africa 240

South Africa Africa Game Elephants 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2021

Thankfully, they now have a home here where they can court, build their nest, and raise their young. At night, we keep our eyes out for the passage of the neighborhood Barn Owl , oftentimes a Tropical Screech-Owl would hunt insects from a low perch on our almond tree.

Opossums 264

Opossums Barn Owls Hunting Reptiles 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2013

A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. They raise their trunks, sniffing the air. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam! The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. Sniffing us.

Africa 206

Africa South Africa Elephants Rhinos 206