@jakb well, thatvwas in my 8th year chasing birds and knowing them by call now, but this owl had his whole family in my brother's back yard. We played a recording and he swooped in. It was not terribly far and we were on a second story balcony, so I was in the trees with him. I was ECSTATIC. I have wanted to view an owl in habitat in forever.
@aikiuser when my brother just blithely said "oh yeah, we have a family of them in our backyard" I was like "and you aren't freaking out with JOY?" HAHA. Hoping they'll show up this year. He saw all the littles too. Shame in him for telling me after they grew up!
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