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A special visit from my owlAbout a year ago we talked about animal totems and you all showed me that the owl that hangs out around here might very well have a purpose or be trying to tell me something. I did as suggested and started talking to him with some interesting results sometimes. Never ask a bird of prey if it had a good night of hunting because it might just show you that it did indeed....poor bunny...uuuuck. I can't usually just "communicate" with animals the way some of you do, but this owl and I seem to share some sort of bond. He disappeared for awhile when the landlord started clearing up the hill and then when everything settled I started hearing two owls but I didn't see my buddy. Then all of a sudden he started showing up again and seems to be entertained by my evening feeding ritual with the horses. He sits over in the "lightning tree" while I get buckets ready and he calls to me and I try to mimic him. Then when I go out with buckets he swoops over to the back trees and we call goodnight back and forth. Sometimes I get pictures, sometimes I don't. He isn't there every night, but I would say on average 3-4 times a week. I finally was able to go in and get pics of him again--sitting in the tree that had the top taken off years ago by lightening. I hope you don't mind me sharing. I had to use my zoom so the pics aren't clear--plus it is dusk of course.
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It's hard to tell, but I think your buddy is a Great Horned?
If you can, put your photos in a photo processing program and lighten the image up. You may be surprised with what you see.
Have that gut feeling that you are communicating with a Totem Animal. Not everyone has that chance.............
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Owls are very powerful. To have one close is a good thing.
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I have tried to lighten, change the contrast...everything I can with these pics. This is just more than my old camera can take I guess. I *think* he is a Great Horned. He has the "tufts", but his color looks more like a Barred. I am just not sure. I wonder if there is a difference in their calls...will have to look into that. Either way, I sure like having him out there.
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That second picture almost knocked me out of my chair......................there are about 5 or 6 people in it I can't even make out the owl at all.............it was very strange almost like a picture show of people superimposing one on top of another.......one was definately an older woman with a younger man standing behind her sort of sheltering her........then there is something very dark and disturbing in it as well......................I haven't reacted to a photo like that in a very long time.
the first picture it does look to be a horned owl and I know the ones we had in Idaho were more barred looking. That is great that he visits so often.
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How lucky you are! I've never tried communicating with something wild. Well, maybe rabbits or deer, but they mostly seem afraid and don't have much to say, except that they have to hurry. Goodness, with such an opportunity, you should definitely keep this up! Let us know how it goes.
I'm trying to see something in that 2nd pix, but I just saw the owl more clearly. Naught else.
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Anyone else see a wolf in the second pic?
Looking right at you?
Glad your owl is back. !!!! I LOVE owls.
My pair have new babies in the big barn. I'll get pictures of them tomorrow.
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Nope, don't see a wolf, sorry.
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It is neat how we all see things differently and how our gifts give us different perspectives. I can't see anything in the pics at all other than my owl. I wish I had been able to get a pic when he had his wings spread. I think the booger was posing for me. lol The strange part about your comments here, is that the trees right behind the owl give me a creepy feeling and the horses don't want to go near them either. There are old broken planks of wood going up the back of the HUGE tree like a laddar where you can tell some child played long ago. You can also see what is left from a thick rope where I know a tire swing must have been. It should be a happy place, but it isn't. Now you know what I meant long ago by some of the dark places on this farm. If you don't like the energy of this picture, I should take some of the barn at the back where I can't stand to go into because I get actual images of what happened to more than one girl there. On the other hand, there is also a lot of pure joy here and I love the feel of our little house. This area is "high energy" for sure! The dark areas almost choak the life out of you if you are sensitive to it and they sometimes try to encroach on the good areas...but I wouldn't trade it. We only rent here (for 10 years now) but I love it.
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Okay.........this is wierd. At first I didn't see anything in that second picture. Now I do.
Imbedded into the body of the owl, I do see the face of the wolf. PLUS, just behind the owl - and below it to the right, on the same branch is another little light colored creature. To me it looks like a young cat peeking out from behind the branch.
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I can make out the wolf head with the face in the body of the owl......but the rest you guys are creeping me out on.... :smt006 The second pic was taken right after the first one, just using the zoom. His call is something I can't find a perfect match for, though I am now convinced he is a Great Horned after listening to recorded calls. Though not exact, it is VERY close and much closer than anything else. He does a "hoo....hoo...hoo...hoooaawooo...hoo" with variations. It is an odd sound. I just love having the dude around.
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