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Graybeard

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We've had an owl box for a long time with gray phase owls. The box finally rotted out and I replaced it with a new one. It's been three years but finally we have a tenant. Red phase screech owl. Recently we put up a motion sensor light and it's been coming on a lot, when we look nothing is outside. I wonder if that little owl isn't flying through after mice at our bird feeder which is just around the corner from the light? We've also had flying squirrels so that's a possibility too.

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Had one here that used to fly up and sit in the tree just outside the Grand Niece's room. She be inside hooting at him, he'd be outside looking at the window like, "Would someone shut that damn kid up already!" Wife got it all on video. Had pictures of him, but can't for the life of me find them now.
 
I would guess he/she is eating moths attracted from the light. We had one that hung around our yard light for that reason. Watched him out the window often. Every morning you would find wings from his meal on the ground under where he perched. They won't eat the wings. Ours actually crashed into the globe twice and broke it.
 
Rocking RP said:
Interesting about not eating the wings. :whatever:
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No kidn..under him they would be littered on the ground in the morning before the ants toted them off. Weird cause they eat everything else...bones and all. Found a few of the little balls they regurgitate and there's some wild stuff in em
 
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