Speaking of birds, I saw this barred owl last week in our backyard. It swooped down and landed on the powerlines. They make a pretty awful sound. I wasn't sure what it was I was hearing one night, and it turns out it was one of these. They sound more like a fox.
We also have great horned owls around. These are bigger and they're the ones that make the classic "hooting" calls.
There were 4 of them that year. I heard one a few nights ago and our dog was going nuts barking at it.
And there are red-tailed hawks around, too.
Merlin falcon.
Woodpecker.
Hummingbird. We have several that come into the yard.
