I was very lucky last evening to catch a Great Horned Owl call from a
westerly direction while about to enter my house on Wood Road at about
10:30 pm (12/10/2016). I put my musical equipment away and noticed that
the moon was very bright on the freshly fallen snow. I went out to enjoy
this seasonal beauty and heard some more owl calls. My partner and I
then relaxed with some Netflix for an hour or so and afterward I decided
to go out and listen for some more owl calls. I was more than rewarded
by not only hearing more owl vocalizations from nearby, but also with
seeing two separate dark, silent figures fly over the house, backlit by
the moon -- and more than that! -- the further thrill of hearing a
seemingly convergent group of owls coming closer and singing in seeming
harmony, closing in from the south and west.
I'm sorry if this is something I should have researched on my own, but
do owls hunt in family groups? I had never before been in the right
place at the right time to have heard so many owl vocalizations in such
close proximity! I feel very fortunate!!
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