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Long eared owl

Here’s one of my noisy, feathered friends.

Freshly caught this morning.

He finally decided to, for once, pose for me and eye me with a bit of an expression like “OK, if you stop going on my nerves after that".

Why are they noisy?
I have no clue. But in summer they don’t go on with their soft hooting at night.
Nope.
They have a sound like a soft squeak which can turn piercingly loud.
Day and night.

He woke me up in the middle of last night, but it’s alright.
He’s a nice guy.

And maybe he’s just looking for a mate?

Does anyone know for sure why they make that kind of sound?

Long eared owl / Waldohreule / Asio otus

Long eared owl / Asio otus

Length: 35cm Family: Strigidae Jan-Dec

They are medium seized owls, with long, dark ears, which they erect when they are exited or anxious.
They make a soft hooting sound.

They prefer areas with forests, during breeding time they can be found in small groups in parks and on cemeteries.

Depending on the mice population there are either more or less Long eared owls.
But besides mice they also eat small birds and insects.
The young birds often leave the nest long before they can really fly.
During the day they rest in trees, preferably needle, usually close to the trunk and standing straight up.

In winter they often build “sleeping” groups with 20, 30 or more birds.
Close to the nest, the owl can get very aggressive, even to humans.

(Translated by me from Kosmos Nature guide)

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Waldohreule (Uebersetzung aus dem englischen waere eigentlich Langohreule) / Asio otus

Laenge: 35cm Familie: Strigidae Jan-Dez

Mittelgrosse Eulenart mit langen, dunklen Ohren, die sie bei Erregung / Gefahr aufrichten.
Stossen sanfte “Huh” Rufe aus.

Sind oft in mit Wald durchsetzten Kulturlandschaften anzutreffen.
Ausserhalb der Brutzeit auch in kleinen Gruppen in Parks oder auf Friedhoefen.

Die Dichte des Eulenvorkommens haengt von der Zahl der Maeuse ab. Je mehr Maeuse, desto mehr Eulen.
Sie ernaehren sich allerdings auch von kleinen Voegeln und Insekten.
Die Jungen verlassen ihr Nest in der Regel lange bevor sie fluegge werden.

Den Tag verbringt die Waldohreule in Baeumen, bevorzugt Nadelbaeume, aufrecht stehend und in Stammnaehe.

Im Winter bilden sich oft Schlafgemeinschaften von 20-30 oder mehr Voegeln.

In Nestnaehe kann die Waldohreule auch Menschen gegenueber agressiv werden.

(Info wieder aus dem Kosmos Pflanzenfuehrer)

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by NicoleB
2009-06-26. 09:23:46. 520 words, 1652 views. Categories: Hungary (our home for now), Photo-Meme, Birds , 11 comments »Send a trackback »

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Comment from: Jouir la vie [Visitor] Email · http://james-blue.blogspot.com
Tolles Foto! Ich weiß gar nicht, wann und ob ich überhaupt jemals eine echte Eule gesehen habe...
Sei lieb gegrüßt
Kvelli

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2009-06-26 @ 12:06
Comment from: dan [Visitor] Email · http://lifesbone.blogspot.com
What a cool shot! I suppose the squeaks may be some kind of mating call, bu then again, maybe he is trying to imitate squeaking mice,so as to lure them out of their hide-outs!

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2009-06-26 @ 12:55
Comment from: Ballerina Girl [Visitor] Email · http://rollercoasterriding.blogspot.com
Wonderful shot...very nice!
I like the past few fotos..sorry to combine everything here, but I have been checking every few days now that we are with more family!!

BG

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2009-06-26 @ 13:06
Comment from: Leora [Visitor] · http://www.leoraw.com/blog/
Good morning to your wonderful owl! How nice a capture you have shown us.

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2009-06-26 @ 13:37
This is just a guess but I know that as well as having territorial calls, owls often have social calls, you know, when they are just saying "I am here". In summer adult birds and fledgelings may well use their social noise to keep the family together once the younger birds are able to move about more. Tawny owls also have a social call, and I've been kept awake by that before now!

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2009-06-26 @ 14:36
Comment from: lceel [Visitor] Email · http://louceel.blogspot.com
It is the recently fledged young that give out the high pitched call. Older Long-eared owls don't do that.
2009-06-26 @ 15:46
Comment from: quilly [Visitor] Email · http://quilldancer.com
I should have checked here before I researched the net and found the answer! As Lceel said, it is the young just keeping the family informed of their whereabouts!

This is a fabulous photo. I love that look on his face.

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2009-06-26 @ 19:20
Comment from: NicoleB [Member] Email · http://nicoleb.org
Thanks everyone and thanks for helping me to solve that mystery!
2009-06-26 @ 20:09
Lovely shot!

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2009-06-27 @ 08:46
Comment from: ramblingwoods [Visitor] · http://ramblingwoods.com/
Hello Nicole..I am late getting to visit, but what a fantastic catch. These owls are so rarely seen and very elusive..I think you got the answers on the call but here is what I found also..The hoot of the male Long-eared Owl can sometimes be heard up to 1 kilometer (0.7 mi) away and Song of male is an even hoot, repeated every two to four seconds. Alarm calls vary; most common alarm call resembles barking.

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2009-06-28 @ 18:40
Comment from: NicoleB [Member] Email · http://nicoleb.org
Ah, thanks!
I think this is the answer.
Since he seems to be alone, no young ones, no partner.
Sometimes another similar tone comes from farther away.
In winter they will go with the soft hooting again and there will be more than just this one.
Cool - thanks for helping!
2009-06-28 @ 18:57

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