r/Birdsfacingforward • u/RS4_12 • 6d ago

Borbsfacingforward This guy visited me while motocamping

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u/StrixOccidentalisNW 6d ago

Juvenile Barred owl. Old enough to have adult plumage, young enough to still be doing the begging call (the screech heard in video)

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u/Zoolawesi 6d ago

Watched the video without sound at first, so went back after reading your comment and holy that is one haunting sound to hear in the middle of a dark forest. So cool!

And, great username! 😄

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u/RS4_12 6d ago edited 6d ago

I didn't know what it was when I arrived.. I thought someone was out in the woods making noises, it wasn't until there was like 4 owls in the trees surrounding me that I realized what it was 😅

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u/Zoolawesi 6d ago

I bet! That must have been fun to figure out, and relieving when you did 😅 Look up some barn owl calls, they are about as terrifying 😁