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Interesting video about Owls,,
I think they would make THE perfect mascot for "Quiet Professional" ???
Some even have beards.. :D
https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfCreativity.FB/videos/1042798312479207/
TrapperFrank
02-15-2016, 11:08
In certain cultures, owls are considered bad luck also.
In certain cultures, owls are considered bad luck also.
Talk about bad luck, just ask the VC, the Republican Guard, the Taliban...
miclo18d
02-15-2016, 20:25
Bonus...they keep their head on a swivel! ;)
mark46th
02-15-2016, 21:04
Maybe Harry Potter will loan us Hedwig....
SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
:munchin
We have an owl box in one of our large oak trees and have very large Barn Owls here on the ranch which raise a pair of owlets annually. When I take the dogs out before sunrise and in the evening near dusk, they screech an alert and then come silently gliding over us to check us out or swoop out to the back 8 acres to hunt and return when we've passed by the tree and barns. Their coloring seems light, but in the dusk and night sky they almost disappear into the background and are often just a silent shadow passing close overhead.
One of the falconers last year at the Sacramento Valley Scottish Games had a Great Horned Owl and I asked him about them when I was considering taking up the sport and using our owls instead of a falcon or hawk.
I was told the training of owls is much harder and different from the training of hawks and falcons, as they are hearing rather than sight oriented (owls can only see black and white, and are long-sighted). They are also the most primordial of the birds of prey and do not respond as readily to food cues.
They are fascinating to watch, however, as are the Peregrines, Red-Tails, and Goshawks we have around here.
Perhaps one day.
Richard
SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
:munchin
S.E.A.L.s?? :D
We have an owl box in one of our large oak trees and have very large Barn Owls here on the ranch which raise a pair of owlets annually. When I take the dogs out before sunrise and in the evening near dusk, they screech an alert and then come silently gliding over us to check us out or swoop out to the back 8 acres to hunt and return when we've passed by the tree and barns. Their coloring seems light, but in the dusk and night sky they almost disappear into the background and are often just a silent shadow passing close overhead.
One of the falconers last year at the Sacramento Valley Scottish Games had a Great Horned Owl and I asked him about them when I was considering taking up the sport and using our owls instead of a falcon or hawk.
I was told the training of owls is much harder and different from the training of hawks and falcons, as they are hearing rather than sight oriented (owls can only see black and white, and are long-sighted). They are also the most primordial of the birds of prey and do not respond as readily to food cues.
They are fascinating to watch, however, as are the Peregrines, Red-Tails, and Goshawks we have around here.
Perhaps one day.
Richard
Exactly.. :lifter
GreenSalsa
02-16-2016, 13:12
Long ago in a galaxy far, far, away--the owl was in the symbol of 18F course.
Old Dog New Trick
02-16-2016, 14:28
I think they would make THE perfect mascot for "Quiet Professional" ???
Who..?
mark46th
02-16-2016, 15:53
I have mixed emotions about owls. One of my favorite quail hunting sites was decimated by a herd of barn owls.. The covey went from 200-300 birds down literally to 12 birds in less than a year.
nousdefions
02-16-2016, 17:04
Long ago in a galaxy far, far, away--the owl was in the symbol of 18F course.
You mean something like this?
SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
:munchin
S.E.A.L.s?? :D
Who..?
3rd Group...
Exactly.. :lifter
Well done JJ, well done. v:cool:
mojaveman
02-16-2016, 18:02
Southern California is home to a small sub-species of the burrowing owl. From a distance when they are standing near their holes they can be mistaken for large squirrels.
Southern California is home to a small sub-species of the burrowing owl. From a distance when they are standing near their holes they can be mistaken for large squirrels.
We had a colony in Boca, on the FAU campus, but occasionally someone would report spotting them in their yard..
In the 70t's, when our kids were young, we would picnic in the field. They are curious little fellows..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILvPVVAhBo
Not so sure about "quiet". My wife and I camped, one night, up in Lockwood Valley, north of L.A. When we went to bed, a Screech Owl was posted over the tent all night! Pretty much the worst nights sleep I've ever had outdoors.
Pat
Yeah JJ ... I wouldn't get my hopes up "too" high on the "Quiet" part ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4mogrWHTS4
:D
Yeah JJ ... I wouldn't get my hopes up "too" high on the "Quiet" part ...
:D
Least I remind you,, Quiet Professionals do enjoy their down time..
:lifter:D:lifter
http://www.projectdelta.net/hotel_story.htm
Who..?
WHO Who who...that took longer than I expected! :p