Northern Spotted Owl
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Such an odd owl. I bet he was from some sort of reintroduction program, and he wasn't used to hunting for himself, but he recognized the mouse as prey fed to him when he was in a human-created habitat, like a zoo, which would explain why he flew up to it, but did not kill it immediately.
Either way, Spotted Owls are amazing creatures! You were lucky to see one so close-.. unless your camera was just zoomed in a lot. Hahaha ;)
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Umm aren't you suppose to go chase it and see if it has a mate?
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They were best friends ...then the owl got hungry
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that is one stupid mouse :/
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The uncertainty this bird is showing towards the white mouse is not uncommon. (I've had this happen many times.) I've become convinced that the bird is actually "uncomfortable" with the WHITE rodent (very unnatural coloring), though once the confusion is overcome (the bird takes and eats the mouse), this issue is resolved. Also, offering different flavors helps.
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Spotted owls are by nature surprisingly tame and quite curious (rather like an unfamiliar house cat). Even unhabituated birds have a small comfort zone, and after just a few "mousing" encounters (i.e., feeding mice to the bird) will approach quite close.
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Is this owl a imprint?
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This stuff is really cool. This owl is acting just like my granddad's hawks (not really HIS hawks). They will let you get about six feet from them!
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The first white rodent he'd had seen? But you must have worked with him already, or he wouldn't have come so close to you. Maybe you offered dark rodents prior to this scene.
Why did he study it for so long?
Thanks for this post.
JimmyJoeLard 4 years ago
Thanks for your interest. It really beats me as to why he took so long. It may have been a result of the rodent's apathy. I wonder if he was averse to eating a mouse that didn't at least try to get away.
TondiFu 4 years ago