{"id":584728,"date":"2021-06-01T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=584728"},"modified":"2022-02-28T09:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T14:41:24","slug":"owl-talk-oclock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/bbtw_updates\/owl-talk-oclock\/","title":{"rendered":"Owl Talk O&#8217;Clock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hoot, hoot! It\u2019s owl talk o\u2019clock! Today we are going to be talking about the gallivanting great horned owl. The great horned owl is a fascinating bird &#8211; its most intriguing characteristics being its yellow eyes, deep hoot and sharp talons, oh my!&nbsp; You can find great horned owls all over various ecosystems within North America.&nbsp; Some examples include wetlands, forests, grasslands, urban areas and even deserts!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tips to find a great horned owl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you would like to have an up close and personal encounter with these magnificent birds, build a nest box and place it in your backyard &#8211; a pair of great horned owls might just stop by.<\/li><li>Remember, great horned owls are mostly nocturnal, so you may have to stage an overnight stakeout to observe these special creatures!&nbsp;<\/li><li>Great horned owls often construct their nests in cottonwood, juniper, beech, and pine trees, so you may want to brush up on your tree ID to truly track down one of these owls.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-696x348.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-1392x696.jpeg 1392w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-1068x534.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-840x420.jpeg 840w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley-1680x840.jpeg 1680w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-Horn-Tim-Lumley.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><br><strong>Photo: Timothy G. Lumley<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like other birds of prey, great horned owls are considered raptors &#8211; all raptors have a hooked beak, strong feet, extremely sharp talons, very good eyesight and are carnivores.&nbsp; Great horned owls have a very diverse diet, one of the most diverse diets of all North American raptors in fact!&nbsp; They feed on various rodents, hares, scorpions, skunks, geese and other species of raptors or small birds.&nbsp; Great horned owls are even known to prey on house cats, so watch out for your feline friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1024x630.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1024x630.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-768x473.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-356x220.jpeg 356w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-696x428.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1392x857.jpeg 1392w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1068x657.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-683x420.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1365x840.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive-1920x1182.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811_Southern_Ontario_Canada_Captive.jpeg 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><br><strong>Photo:&nbsp; Peter K. Burian<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, great horned owl populations are declining.&nbsp; In Canada, populations of the great horned owl are suffering from even larger declines than observed elsewhere.&nbsp; Overall, between the years 1966-2015, great horned owls in Canada have declined by 72%.&nbsp; Reasons for this significant decline include hunting (which is fortunately, now illegal), changes in the populations of their prey, loss of habitat, accidental poisoning owing to the accumulation of pesticides and other toxic substances consumed by their prey.&nbsp; It is very sad that these magnificent birds are undergoing such challenges owing to human activity.&nbsp; By conserving natural areas, being mindful of the products we put into the environment, and constructing nest boxes to help provide a home for owls to raise their young, we can all contribute to restoring the Canadian great horned owl population to its original state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"294\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl-adoption-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl-adoption-1.png 418w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl-adoption-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl-adoption-1-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/owl-adoption-1-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you want to take a step further to protect the great horned owl, you\u2019re in luck!&nbsp; Alongside, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), Earth Rangers is working to restore a very important habitat to all sorts of critters, including the great horned owl!&nbsp; This habitat is known as the Lathrop Nature Preserve and consists of forested woodlands, wetlands and glades.&nbsp; These wooded areas make the perfect home for our feathered friends, the great horned owl.&nbsp; This project works to increase existing habitat and provide a safe place for owls to hunt, nest and raise their young.&nbsp; If you would like to support this project and the protection of important habitats, such as the Lathrop Nature Preserve, adopt a great horned owl today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"130\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-sponsor-plate-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-sponsor-plate-1.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/NCC-sponsor-plate-1-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoot, hoot! It\u2019s owl talk o\u2019clock! Today we are going to be talking about the gallivanting great horned owl. The great horned owl is a fascinating bird &#8211; its most intriguing characteristics being its yellow eyes, deep hoot and sharp talons, oh my!&nbsp; You can find great horned owls all over various ecosystems within North [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":584751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,931],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-584728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bbtw_updates","8":"category-all"},"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}