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Re Short-eared in pine trees, a couple years ago on a Christmas Bird =
Count down here nearish Reading PA, a Short-eared flying from over =
brush-covered hillside toward adjacent perennial grass field in first =
morning light was startled by my (likewise startled) presence on the =
dirt road between the brush and the field (the brush up til then hiding =
us from each other), resulting in it veering away and landing in a =
not-too-distant pine, on an outer branch of which thankfully it sat =
until the light got bright enough for me to make out it=E2=80=99s =
markings and confirm it as Short-eared, when I was expecting Long-eared =
precisely bc of its choice of perch. =E2=80=93 Dean, Berks Co, PA=20
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On =
Behalf Of John Kearney
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:27 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Barking Owl and flower garden.
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Hi Paul,
That=E2=80=99s a very interesting story. I am wondering if your owl was =
a Long-eared Owl which is more likely to be in a grove of pine trees. =
The bark of the Long-eared Owl also sounds much more like a dog than a =
Short-eared Owl.=20
John
=20
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On Behalf Of =
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca>=20
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:11
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
Subject: [NatureNS] Barking Owl and flower garden.
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Hi All=20
Last evening on the river doing a little fishing, a Short-eared Owl=20
started barking in a grove of pine trees beside the water.=20
At first it sounds like a little dog but when you listen closely=20
it is different. Hard to describe but not many dogs bark 15=20
meters up a pine tree.=20
A Great Blue Heron came in for a landing. It wanted where I was =
standing.=20
Very impressive a Heron coming towards you with all the brakes on.=20
When it got 10 m or so away it decided another spot 20 m away would=20
do as well and turned just in time.=20
A flock of ducks went over very high followed by 2 geese half the height =
-=20
they were having a good chat. Sounds nice against the background of =
running=20
water. =20
There is a lot of flowers beside the stream just now. Asters, Pipewort=20
Boneset, Turtleheads and a nice bed of Ladies'- tresses. The Pickerel =
Weed=20
is finished for this year and is producing seeds. It would be=20
hard to grow such a nice garden.=20
This years models of Gaspereau seem to have exited the river. None=20
were visible at any rate. They have a season.=20
Enjoy the last of summer=20
Paul=20
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Short-eared in pine trees, a couple years ago on a Christmas Bird Count =
down here nearish Reading PA, a Short-eared flying from over =
brush-covered hillside toward adjacent perennial grass field in first =
morning light was startled by my (likewise startled) presence on the =
dirt road between the brush and the field (the brush up til then hiding =
us from each other), resulting in it veering away and landing in a =
not-too-distant pine, on an outer branch of which thankfully it sat =
until the light got bright enough for me to make out it=E2=80=99s =
markings and confirm it as Short-eared, when I was expecting Long-eared =
precisely bc of its choice of perch. =C2=A0=E2=80=93 Dean, Berks Co, PA =
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<naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John =
Kearney<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:27 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: =
[NatureNS] Barking Owl and flower garden.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
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