02-15-2016, 08:25
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Owls,, The Quiet Professionals
Interesting video about Owls,,
I think they would make THE perfect mascot for "Quiet Professional" ???
Some even have beards.. 
https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfCrea...2798312479207/
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02-15-2016, 11:08
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In certain cultures, owls are considered bad luck also.
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02-15-2016, 19:38
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In certain cultures, owls are considered bad luck also.
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Talk about bad luck, just ask the VC, the Republican Guard, the Taliban...
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02-15-2016, 20:25
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Bonus...they keep their head on a swivel! 
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02-15-2016, 21:04
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Maybe Harry Potter will loan us Hedwig....
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02-15-2016, 22:36
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SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
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02-16-2016, 07:18
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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
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02-16-2016, 07:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sdiver
SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
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S.E.A.L.s??
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02-16-2016, 07:53
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Originally Posted by Richard
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
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Exactly.. 
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02-16-2016, 13:12
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Long ago in a galaxy far, far, away--the owl was in the symbol of 18F course.
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02-16-2016, 14:28
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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
I think they would make THE perfect mascot for "Quiet Professional" ???
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Who. .?
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02-16-2016, 15:53
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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.
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02-16-2016, 17:04
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Originally Posted by GreenSalsa
Long ago in a galaxy far, far, away--the owl was in the symbol of 18F course.
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You mean something like this?
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02-16-2016, 17:27
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SooooOOOoooo ..... Ummmm .... Which group would THESE belong to?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
S.E.A.L.s?? |
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Originally Posted by Old Dog New Trick
Who..?
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3rd Group...
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02-16-2016, 17:29
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Well done JJ, well done. v 
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