Comments on: Night visitor http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/ The blog for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jax http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-3979 jax Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:53 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=538#comment-3979 I had owls in my backyard last night. I couldn't tell what kind because I was out in the hot tub and it was dark. There were 2 smaller ones and a larger one so I am assuming a young family. They didn't seem scared of me at all as they were very close to the house and practically over the hot tub (in a tree). I love animals, however I do have 2 cats that are indoor outdoor, so i don't really want the owls hanging around. I know the larger ones are able to get smaller cats/dogs. Is there anything I can do to deter these nighttime visitors from my area? I had owls in my backyard last night. I couldn’t tell what kind because I was out in the hot tub and it was dark. There were 2 smaller ones and a larger one so I am assuming a young family. They didn’t seem scared of me at all as they were very close to the house and practically over the hot tub (in a tree). I love animals, however I do have 2 cats that are indoor outdoor, so i don’t really want the owls hanging around. I know the larger ones are able to get smaller cats/dogs. Is there anything I can do to deter these nighttime visitors from my area?

]]> By: H.Dollars http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 H.Dollars Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:29:34 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=538#comment-1505 ^ Owls will happily eat small eggs, thus i think this particular owl thought your hat had an egg on top, and this looked tasty. Glad you got your hat back :) ^ Owls will happily eat small eggs, thus i think this particular owl thought your hat had an egg on top, and this looked tasty. Glad you got your hat back :)

]]> By: Corey http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Corey Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:21:37 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=538#comment-226 Im from IL and had a barn owl come out of a tree just after dark and pick my hat off my head the hat had a white ball on top like a normal ball cap. The owl held my hat for some time on a low tree branch and looked me up and down. I didnt even bat a eye i stayed dead still. The owl did drop the hat after a long look at it. Why it did it? Its an experience I will never forget. Im from IL and had a barn owl come out of a tree just after dark and pick my hat off my head the hat had a white ball on top like a normal ball cap. The owl held my hat for some time on a low tree branch and looked me up and down. I didnt even bat a eye i stayed dead still. The owl did drop the hat after a long look at it. Why it did it? Its an experience I will never forget.

]]> By: Bob Walters http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Bob Walters Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:30:06 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=538#comment-188 Time will tell. But, the interval of time from detection of the second to the third egg was one day more than the interval between numbers one and two. This may mean something and it may not. I'd love to be pleasantly surprised, even though, as you can see, the adults are not paying the egg much, if any, attention. For what it is worth and "off the top", I believe that in 2007 the fourth egg to hatch showed up two, or even three days after number three hatched. I should add that if an eyas hatches out from egg number 3, I believe that it could very well survive and compete successfully with its siblings. Again, in 2007, we had one little guy that was a scrapper - he appeared fearless and would streak in and steal food from the others in the blink of an eye! Thanks for your continuing interest and support for the project! Time will tell. But, the interval of time from detection of the second to the third egg was one day more than the interval between numbers one and two. This may mean something and it may not. I’d love to be pleasantly surprised, even though, as you can see, the adults are not paying the egg much, if any, attention. For what it is worth and “off the top”, I believe that in 2007 the fourth egg to hatch showed up two, or even three days after number three hatched.

I should add that if an eyas hatches out from egg number 3, I believe that it could very well survive and compete successfully with its siblings. Again, in 2007, we had one little guy that was a scrapper – he appeared fearless and would streak in and steal food from the others in the blink of an eye!

Thanks for your continuing interest and support for the project!

]]> By: Cheri Guertler http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/night-visitor/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Cheri Guertler Thu, 28 May 2009 17:42:08 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=538#comment-181 This is a great story...I think owls are the neatest of birds. My father was raised in Mt Pleasant Utah and had two owls named Hoot and Poot. He has pictures of them also...But, I have a question about the Peregrine falcons on the web cam. There is one egg left...will it hatch? We were wondering at the office if it should have hatched already because the other two have. Will it survive if it does hatch? Will it be too young to compete for food? We all have this on our computers. We can work too, because we have dual monitors...a necessity for our job. Thank you, Cheri This is a great story…I think owls are the neatest of birds. My father was raised in Mt Pleasant Utah and had two owls named Hoot and Poot. He has pictures of them also…But, I have a question about the Peregrine falcons on the web cam. There is one egg left…will it hatch? We were wondering at the office if it should have hatched already because the other two have. Will it survive if it does hatch? Will it be too young to compete for food? We all have this on our computers. We can work too, because we have dual monitors…a necessity for our job.

Thank you,
Cheri

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