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Nesting Long-Earred Owl #81327 02/24/03 03:00 PM
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Nesting in a saguaro about 10' from a residential street and up about 20' from the ground. I discovered this owl while on a night walk and used my flashlight to locate the source of the "Whooo Whooo".

Another longer term resident says the pair of Long-Earred Owls raised 2 chicks last year and 3 the year before in the same nest.

Incubation for this species is about 25 days with flight at about age 30-40 days. I'll keep looking out for the hatching.



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Great picture John, Please keep us posted.

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Can't wait to see the chicks, John!


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That's a nice pic John. Thanks again for sharing it with us.

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Quote:
Originally posted by rscroope:
Can't wait to see the chicks, John!
I don't have a tall enough ladder to shoot down into the nest. I'm thinking about rigging up some sort of camera mount on the end of my pool brush rod so I can hold it up and shoot. But then the remote release is only about 3' long. Maybe the self-timer?

Think I could talk the city into letting me stand in one of their cherry-pickers and shoot? You have any contacts in Scottsdale city government, Bob?

(I also don't want to make the momma and poppa mad.)

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Cool picture John!!!!!!!

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Maybe a small trampoline to get you up into position, John. Should probably use a video cam and choose the appropriate frames. Or. Drive Suzy's Cruiser and lean an extension ladder up against it - kind make your own cherry picker. Tie the camera onto a tethered weather balloon and float it up. (actually, a docent at Point Pinos did use this idea to get some overhead shots of the light.)

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Love that picture John...
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A pretty steady rain all day today here in our neighborhood. I drove by the nest 4 times today and the poor old papa (or poor old mama, whichever) was still sitting there, keeping those eggs warm.

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Gee John, the least you could have done was to bring the critter an umbrella, once you get that bucket truck or trampoline that is.... wink

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Here's a shot from this afternoon. Not much different from three days ago. Probably hundreds of people drive right by this spot each day.


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Exactly a month since my first photo and just one egg in the nest. I attached my digital camera to the end of the pool pole and snapped this picture. With an incubation of 25 days, this egg must be overdue.


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Looks like a chicken egg John. Where's Hootie, did he/she abandon the egg. I hope we didn't have some vandals switch it?
Please assure me that Mom or Dad were just off getting dinner?
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Mom (or Dad) didn't like my 20' long pole imposing on his/her personal space and scooted out until I left. No harm no fowl!

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Pretty cool pics, John!!


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The chick hatched a few days ago and is now just a ball of white down.



The chick 'stood' up every once in a while and nudged mom. You can just see its head left and below mom's breast. I hope to get some better shots this evening when the sun is on the nest.


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