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Aerows

(39,961 posts)
2. Ass LOL
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 02:24 AM
Oct 2014

No, it hoots.

Seriously, it's hilarious. It's close by and lets out with a huge set of hoots. Not wanting to be outdone, I made the same approximate noise. It hooted right back.

Okay, maybe I'm dumb, but it was fun.

ashling

(25,771 posts)
3. That's a hoot!
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 03:41 AM
Oct 2014

We used to have a couple of owls that would sit in a majestic live oak in the back yard. Just before dark they came down out of the barn and would make a wide swooping arc with their huge wingspan over the meadow behind us.

When the cat wanted to go out at night I would say, "They're looking for you."

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)
5. I wish ours would return.
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 06:52 AM
Oct 2014

We had one that would routinely roost during the day on a tree down the hill from our house
a couple of years ago. Here's a shot of him:

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Enjoy listening to the hoots!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
6. You think a raccoon devious enough to adopt an owl disguise wouldn't know to give a hoot?
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 03:30 PM
Oct 2014

Raccoons can be very vocal. Investigating a racket out back one night, I discovered the source was a very loud pair of raccoons. I was also mortified to be the cause of raccoonus interruptus...


pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
10. Waiting for Aerows to come back from the doctor...
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 02:51 AM
Oct 2014

If you thought the raccoon threads were good, the owl threads ought to be a real hoot!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
11. Okay, I know you're sensitive about you-know-what so owl stop now
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 09:37 AM
Oct 2014

Oh, who am I kidding? You're never going to hear the end of the raccoon episode. It's a DU classic!

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