Actually, I always thought Owls were a lot like Cats. You may have noticed, however, that the Goddess does have one sitting on her shoulder. I'm afraid the most human birds are the ones we don't like: Starlings, House Sparrows, Pigeons, et al. These have prospered by involving themselves with humans, while wilder species have declined. We are known by the company we keep.
Owls are generally prized by birders. We had a Saw-whet recently, almost as small as a Pygmy. You have a lot of different birds out there; one of these days…
Did you hear its eerie song? While cowbirds & starlings may act like humans, I think owls look like us.
Well, maybe if you're one of those good-looking people. Of course, I'm good looking too, but in my case it means that when I look, I see things. (At least 90% of the birds I've seen were actually there.)
Unfortunately most of our Owls are wintering or passing through, so they don't vocalize much, but our Spring songbirds are starting to come along, and they're already singing.
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Owls are generally prized by birders. We had a Saw-whet recently, almost as small as a Pygmy. You have a lot of different birds out there; one of these days…
- alex 3-21-2002 9:08 pm
Did you hear its eerie song? While cowbirds & starlings may act like humans, I think owls look like us.
- frank 3-22-2002 12:18 am [add a comment]
Well, maybe if you're one of those good-looking people. Of course, I'm good looking too, but in my case it means that when I look, I see things. (At least 90% of the birds I've seen were actually there.) Unfortunately most of our Owls are wintering or passing through, so they don't vocalize much, but our Spring songbirds are starting to come along, and they're already singing.
- alex 3-22-2002 12:40 am [add a comment]