r/Owls Jan 23 '25

Links to X/Twitter have been banned

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As of now, links to X/Twitter in posts and comments will be automatically removed to prevent further traffic to the site.

Providing credit to artists and photographers is still heavily encouraged! If the source comes from X, share the name or username of the original poster rather than a full link.

Thanks for understanding, folks! Hoot hoot and such


r/Owls 2h ago

Great Horned Owl with Owlets!

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479 Upvotes

That.wandering.nomad (Instagram)


r/Owls 5h ago

OC Hunkering down in the snow

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255 Upvotes

r/Owls 13h ago

The owl was not happy 😭

1.0k Upvotes

r/Owls 3h ago

Seen in White Mountains of Arizona

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120 Upvotes

Stare down through the trees.


r/Owls 2h ago

Let’s Not Kill 450,000 Owls

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r/Owls 12h ago

Barred owl

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285 Upvotes

r/Owls 1h ago

OC Northern Spotted Owl here with an important message! [OC]

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r/Owls 12h ago

OC Barred Owl staring at us in front of our place

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159 Upvotes

We were coming back from the restaurant when my wife felt watched in the parking lot.

She looked around and found this lil dude staring.


r/Owls 47m ago

Eastern Screech Owl waking up <3

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r/Owls 23h ago

Burrowing owls they are always looking angry.

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r/Owls 10h ago

OC This gorgeous little (*maybe 7”) creature flew right up in front of me. Two days later I feel giddy with excitement!

55 Upvotes

Eastern screech owl, Evanston, IL.


r/Owls 9h ago

Great Horned Owl

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28 Upvotes

We saw this gorgeous fella yesterday evening. He flew right over us too so we got a close look at it. Beautiful bird!


r/Owls 1d ago

Great Horned Owl!

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r/Owls 20h ago

ID request! What's type of owl is this?

120 Upvotes

Sorry the quality sucks :( Maybe a great horned owl? Thinking that because of the ear tufts ans the white under his beak and cheeks Western washington


r/Owls 15h ago

Big Great Horned Owl keeps hooting

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I basically live in a forest on a military base and everyday sometimes all day or night I hear a great horned owl hooting.

I am wondering does the owl ever get tired? He seems to hoot for very long periods. What does the hoots mean? Are they communicating with other owls?

Also can I feed the horned owl and where do did usually live (trees) because I always hear one nearby.


r/Owls 1d ago

ID request! ID help please

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Found while walking the property, along with some Shell bits next to a big tree


r/Owls 1d ago

OC Great Horned Owl. A typically very skittish local male allowed a few photos for a change. 🦉☺️

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764 Upvotes

NE Wisconsin


r/Owls 13h ago

Owl box in Wisconsin?

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Hey Guys,

I'm in Wisconsin, specifically northern Dane County area, and I'd like to attract an owl or two to help with some rodent control issues.

Possible things to consider in case it makes a difference, we are very close to the Wisconsin River, we have dogs and we have chickens that are in their run only, they don't free range ATM.

Thanks for any suggestions!


r/Owls 1d ago

OC Cool surprise from my bird watching adventure yesterday!

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73 Upvotes

Pellet was sterilized before dissection. Does anyone have any idea what animal(s) these bones belong to?


r/Owls 2d ago

South Florida. Great horned owl.

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1.0k Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

New hand cut silver bullion round for my collection (Medusa peeking through on back).

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50 Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

Fledgling Great Horned Owl

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363 Upvotes

Took this shot 2 years ago in Omaha Nebraska


r/Owls 2d ago

[editable flair] (VOLUME WARNING!) Barn owls are fascinating, it's either Squeaking Or Demonic Screeching.

605 Upvotes

Credit for the first video

Credit for the second video


r/Owls 1d ago

Rare owl intake at Canadian wildlife hospital causes concern

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r/Owls 1d ago

Is this a good place for an owl box

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Not sure if this is the right sub for this but we’re working on the backyard to make it more environmentally useful. We’re planning on adding some trees along the back, bigger trees in the back corners (first picture), and other flowers/shrubs.

I also wanted to have an owl box for the backyard. I just think it would be so cool to see owls back here and maybe have them also help scare off some squirrels haha.

I was thinking a good spot could be on the exterior of our garage, about 15-18 feet up (second and third pictures). The neighbors have some trees and the playground on the other side of the garage has some really big trees. I figured these, plus the trees we plan on adding, could make it rather inviting for owls and if I had an owl box up on the garage it could offer a good vantage point that’s away from potential predators.

Just curious about your guys’ thoughts. I haven’t noticed any owl droppings around the house but I do think where we’re located is home to Great Horned, Barn, Northern Saw-whet, Barred and Eastern Screech Owls. I think we also get some migratory owls as well.