Month: February 2017

  • So this isn’t *quite* peeking in through my bedroom window….

    So this isn’t *quite* peeking in through my bedroom window….

    So this isn’t *quite* peeking in through my bedroom window. But we definitely made eye contact.

  • Half an owl

    Half an owl

    Half an owl, fluffy leg and talons! And the other half of the owl, calmly contemplating her yard by night!

  • First color daytime footage!! (video)

    First color daytime footage!! (video)

    I love you guys, seriously. We’re only a couple weeks into our first season with a website and a camera, but I woke up this morning to messages from a total stranger letting me know owl visit timecodes. And just now I received a not-quite-frantic phone call from my father wanting to know which owl…

  • Hello, bird! (video)

    Hello, bird! (video)

    Pretty sure this is Henrietta. There are some great shots of her climbing. I just didn’t realize how much they used their wings for purposes other than flying!

  • Squirrel Revenge? (video)

    Squirrel Revenge? (video)

    The video from yesterday afternoon and overnight last night. I’m pretty sure this visitor is Henrietta (yay!), and she does some weird rolling around on top of some fortifications the poor squirrels had built. The war rages on!

  • Whoops!

    Whoops!

    I’m a loud and angry feminist, and I owe an owl an apology. I promise not to bring politics to my owl site! I’m going somewhere with this, so hang tight. I’m a feminist, and one of the things I know to be true about society is that patriarchal structures hurt men as well as…

  • AND WE’RE OFF

    AND WE’RE OFF

    Ladies and gentlemen! !!!! Seven days earlier than I saw her last year! We have Henrietta* Liftoff! And video!! This morning I opened the door to let the dogs out and immediately heard some wrens FREAKING OUT in the direction of the owl tree. I looked up just in time to see Henrietta come out…