[TN-Bird] Re: Great Horned Owl courtship
- From: John Mellon <jmellon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:28 -0500
Richard,
We have heard a pair courting on our property for about a week. It has
always been after dark and we have not had the pleasure of seeing them.
John Mellon
Chuckey - Greene County
Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Monday Nov. 16, 2009
> south Davidson County TN
>
> This evening from 4:30 - 4:45PM CST I observed a pair of Great Horned Owls
> courting and dueting. Although not close to being dark, they seemed at ease
> under overcast skys, and they did not pay me too much attention as I
> chopped dried flower stems out of the garden. First in the neighbors' tree
> line, they moved into my county-record white ash that towers over the block,
> for
> a commanding view of the neighborhood. They were not on the same branch
> but opposite branches. The calling was in close order, almost overlapping,
> but I had never seen this posture before: tilting forward toward each other
> as they called, tail raised high and fluffed as they bowed forward.
> Obviously a mated pair, seemed to be saying "tonight's the night"... they
> flew off
> to a tree with cover, with leaves still on it.
> Great Horned Owls have been nesting consistently in the immediate
> neighborhood for years.
>
>
> Richard Connors
> Nashville
>
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