Jim @ ysaric @midwest.social Posts 4Comments 3Joined 2 mo. ago
Got a really good shot of him today puffed up as a few crows were perched nearby.
Whoa, looking at the pictures online I think you might be right. Shorter beak, still with the pronounced head stripe, and the back pattern looks like a match. eBird's maps say that's a pretty common area for that species. Thank you!
As I understand it, yes. I only discovered him very recently and he's been in a similar spot twice. I wouldn't have known except I ran into someone who lived right nearby who showed me where he would be (he wasn't there at the time). Sure enough he was there the next time I went. This is off a small paved path next to a small wooded area, but this tree itself is in someone's backyard on the other side of the path from the wooded area. There are a couple of owls in the immediate area, and have been for years. Lots of food, fairly temperate winters. But it's inside of a suburb neighborhood, so if they're bothered by people they don't show it.