Last evening, about 7:30 PM, Tom and I were just beginning to watch Jeopardy. It's something we do every evening. I kept hearing something in the background and eventually I muted the TV and heard an owl hooting nearby.
I walked to several windows, even upstairs, and looked out front where the sound seemed to be coming from. It was a rainy, dismal evening and I could see nothing. And yet the hooting continued (it went on about one and a half hours).
When Jeopardy ended I took my phone out and carefully recorded a one minute video. I kept the house between me and the owl so it would not be disturbed. The bird was in one of the catalpas in front of the house.
In the video - which appears almost black - you can see TV/radio towers blinking in the distance. While I was out the moon broke through the clouds but it was just a sliver and didn't add much light. The video is best watched in a darkened room with the volume cranked up. The video includes three calls from the owl.
I remember Mom and I used to hear owl starting in January. This is a bit early but then everything seems out of whack. I'm just happy to know we have owls living nearby. The woods to the north of us is likely their home.
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