tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post886910379385811773..comments2024-01-26T02:26:49.997-08:00Comments on Mountain Music: Wildlife--This one's for BJ's CarolEvenSonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-88444486261494703272010-06-30T15:53:55.170-07:002010-06-30T15:53:55.170-07:00Great shots, I don't know what some of those b...Great shots, I don't know what some of those birds are either. Love the owls though, how neat is that they are staying with you. I'll bet you won't have a mouse problem.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-86366503656413183952010-06-29T18:47:56.632-07:002010-06-29T18:47:56.632-07:00dp-- The owls are inside, and share the nesting sp...dp-- The owls are inside, and share the nesting spots in the eaves with the doves and pigeons, so they don't seem to have any conflict with the swallows, outside. <br />They DO seem to keep the mice under control. We haven't had any barn cats (except one or two ferals that drop by from time to time) since the summer before the great horned owls were first here--we had three different beloved cats disappear in the course of the year! I blamed it on the coyotes at first, but have had similar problems with great horned owls in the past, so now I wonder. At any rate, PanKake is an exclusively indoor kitty!EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-79766651110805344162010-06-29T18:32:17.538-07:002010-06-29T18:32:17.538-07:00Oh my goodness! Thank you! Like dp, I am envious...Oh my goodness! Thank you! Like dp, I am envious of those owls. What an impressive assortment of wildlife there is around you. I'm writing this from school (while the rock band rehearses for tomorrow's Canada Day b-b-q) and don't have bird books with me. The birds with the rose colouring could be house finches or possibly purple finches and there is a yellow finch in the middle in one of the pictures. I think you have some yellow-headed crows as well. Wow! Do you know, I have never seen magpies and never laid eyes on elk? No photos of quail either. I really enjoyed this post.. including the not so wildlife:)Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-29433801590241199992010-06-29T17:23:13.738-07:002010-06-29T17:23:13.738-07:00The owls are amazing! We have great horned owls n...The owls are amazing! We have great horned owls nesting nearby, and I saw a long-eared owl once. We have barn swallows in the barn and sheds and also tree swallows in boxes and trees nearby - we can use all the help with the mosquitos that we can get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-34486984363853532772010-06-29T17:18:18.305-07:002010-06-29T17:18:18.305-07:00I am incredibly envious of your owls! All of our ...I am incredibly envious of your owls! All of our swallows are back this year too, and there's babies already. I'd sure love to have a pair of barn owls kicking around, though. Do you think the owls are a threat to swallows, or are they more interested in rodentia?Sarah Henderson, BCCDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506349125752830559noreply@blogger.com