Barred Owl - Should I worry?

[Suzi18]

since we are waiting for an update on Celeste, i will show my first barred owl sighting.. smile..
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Ob how cool. How did you ever spot it. Talk about well camouflaged

 

[twilightgecko]

sitting in my chair, i saw a slight movement out my window, all animals warrant my attention.. i couldn't believe what i was seeing..

 

[Suzi18]

sitting in my chair, i saw a slight movement out my window, all animals warrant my attention.. i couldn't believe what i was seeing..

Lucky you!!

 

[cgmccary]

Nope. I've lived a two places with Barred Owls nesting on the premises (chickens roosting outside in the open) and they never touched a chicken. I had both LF and bantams.

 

[Banditschickens]

Here's hoping the OP comes back with a update on Celeste.

 

[schatze]

It's 2020, and she still comes back! My male goose doesn't care for her coming down to drink with them, but my girl goose likes her.

This is Celeste from today and over the weekend.

 

[schatze]

Also, there's a second owl now who also comes close. It called out first and then came down for a chat. I'd never seen this owl before, but s/he definitely seemed familiar with me. I named it Orion.

I only had my phone with me, and it was at dusk , so it's not the greatest picture in the world.

 

[Jeanw]

Wow! I’ve only seen barred owls at night. Love their calls to each other.

 

[schatze]

Celeste, and now Orion, are the only two I've ever encountered. Orion calls, but Celeste has always been quiet. After three years, I only heard her voice for the first time over the weekend when she had flown up into a tree near me as I put up my geese and I didn't know where she was. She then made soft chirps until I was able to see her in the tree. After that, she flew away for the night.

I can't get a bead on Orion. He flew to me like we were old friends, but that was the first time I'd seen him in my life. The branch he was on was only a few feet from me, about 8ft off the ground and open towards me - he wasn't hidden by any means. They seem to be a lot like cats as far as temperament goes.

I keep being told this isn't typical behavior, but I've got to wonder. Two of them doing this. I've never given food to Celeste since I don't want her associating me with food. The woo part of me believes she's my aunt reincarnated. Celeste was gone most of last year, but she appeared on my birthday and stayed two days, she came back Christmas Eve and stayed through New Year's day, and she came on Valentine's day. My aunt would always contact me on those days. It's a weird coincidence but still personally significant.

 

[Molpet]

Beautiful birds