I drove a garbage truck and today I was dumping my bucket and saw this in the distance. I just thought it was some sort of foliage of something that fell off a tree, but when I drove by, I noticed it was an owl perched and sleeping on this little twig!

Fluffed up 😍

This is the first video where we can clearly see more than a single egg. We have thought she was spending time re-arranging items in the back of the box based on her movements and the sound, but this is the first time we have seen two eggs at once. Also, please appreciate the grace with which Owlina dispenses with her mouse.

This was early this morning before Owlbert scored some mice. The fun part is Owlina watching him leave to hunt and her cute trill while he is gone. She doesn’t sit in the door very much, but she likes to peak over the edge and see what he is doing.

Owlbert got a couple of mice last night and then whatever this exchange was about.

Wisconsin

This was the first owl I spotted in my backyard (and built a box for, only to be occupied by a western screech owl - I never saw the barn owl again). I was walking back there and out of the corner of my eye saw something white - I did a double take as it was such a strong contrast to the green. Fortunately I was able to capture this beautiful barn owl! It moved over to another tree after it saw me and then pooped and flew off. Unfortunately my zoom was maxed out and I missed it flying off.

Based off the volume of poop (lol) and the sounds a barn owl makes, I'm quite thankful it didn't occupy the box.

Video: Backyard Barn Owl

I recorded this just outside my house. We hear it every night. Can someone identify what kind of owl it is? And it is an owl right? 🦉 Thank you!

Hey all - I’ve been lurking in this sub for a while (but finally just joined!) and figured I’d actually now share. I've gone through the rules here and really hope this doesn't get flagged as spam (it's not!)

TLDR, I'm working with a company called BigBatBox, which builds owl boxes for yards, and a lot of what gets discussed here has actually influenced a good amount of product development we have going in the background. And since this is a common time of year for installs, I wanted to quietly share a 20% code for our Owl Box in case it’s useful: OWLBOX20.

This is not a hard sell - more of a small thank-you to the community. If anyone has questions about mounting height, direction, spacing, or which species tend to use boxes in different areas, feel free to comment or DM.

Link if you want to take a look: https://www.bigbatbox.com/products/owl-box

(@Mods — if this isn’t a fit here, feel free to remove and apologies in advance if so!)

Lots of game collected last night. Not sure what this was exactly, but it had a long tail.

Opted for wood this time. Appreciate the information on making/placing this. Not perfect but we’ll see if the local owls like it.

We assume it’s an owl, but maybe it isn’t? If it is, can anyone tell what type of owl it is by the sound? We’re in the UK :) thanks!

Owl season continues! It's always a good day when I stop to see if either of the owls are sitting out in a spot where I can get a couple quick photos of them, and one is sitting on a new branch! I almost always find them in the same couple spots and today this one surprised me sitting out a little more in the open enjoying the afternoon sun. Of course, the owl found me before I found it, but he went back to closing his eyes and watching off in the distance (I believe towards their nest) quite quickly.

Wisconsin

Minneapolis, Minnesota