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For you Owl lovers out there.

Outcast

Outcast

ATPSS
I was leaving to get some water and looked up in the dead tree next to the drive way... This little guy was poking his head out of one of the holes in the tree. I am not sure what species he is, I just know that I am extremely surprised that he is around... Though it would explain why I have seen a large Owl out and about earlier this winter.
That and the fact that we have a whole lot of doves flying around the pecan orchards this time of year...

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Last year someone posted a link to a live owl cam. We got to watch the eggs hatch and the owlettes being fed. The babies look so alien when they are newly hatched.
 
I wish I could run a camera up to it so I can look into the hole, that would be neat... I think I may need to inform my Land Lord about the owls living in the tree. She had someone cut the other one down a few days ago.
There is also a Honey Bee hive in the same tree, It is very interesting seeing everything that lives in that old tree.
 
I have found 3 on the property so far. Unfortunately the LL called the exterminator and had one killed before cutting the tree down. and I believe he will be back.

If it was low enough to the ground I would have already moved them all into a bee box, that way the tree could have been cut without killing perfectly good honey makers...
 
Stupid person for killing a honeybee hive. I think that is a great horned owl. We have them all over our town.
 
Dreamsnake said:
Stupid person for killing a honeybee hive. I think that is a great horned owl. We have them all over our town.
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Unfortunatelly, in New Mexico, you have to worry about whether or not the bees are Africanized. It's sad, but it is better to take out an Africanized hive to protect the native/commercial populations.

It's hard to tell by sight, as the bees look identical, however the genetics are different and although Africanized bees hardly deserve the "killer bees" monicer they've recieved as far as humans go, they can take out wildlife, pets and agricultural animals..
 
hippiebrian said:
Unfortunatelly, in New Mexico, you have to worry about whether or not the bees are Africanized. It's sad, but it is better to take out an Africanized hive to protect the native/commercial populations.

It's hard to tell by sight, as the bees look identical, however the genetics are different and although Africanized bees hardly deserve the "killer bees" monicer they've recieved as far as humans go, they can take out wildlife, pets and agricultural animals..
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From stories that I have heard. These do not act like Africanized bee's. My neighbor cut the grass quite a bit after I discovered both hives, and has never been stung by them.
From what I have heard, the lawn mower should have set them off and they would have already attacked him, if they were the Africanized variation.
 
So, got home today, after trying to call my Land Lady, and what do I see? A large tree down in my driveway, and a whole lot of ticked off bee's....
I asked the guy if he knew there was an owl nest up there, he said that they flew off when he was starting to cut on the tree, and that it is too early for them to have eggs.... How true is this? I do not know their laying seasons... I am upset, because I wanted this to be a documentary type thing where I could take pictures from time to time when I see their little heads poking out of the nest.... :(

Oh also, my water is not on, I guess the power went out because we are on a pump for our well... So, who knows. He cannot get the water needed for the poison to get rid of the bee's... O well, maybe I should try to call someone who keeps bees to come get the queen/hive, though with the possibilities that it will be getting cold again, who knows if they will survive until the flowers come...
 
Owls roost in cavities, they dont necessarily have to have a nest in there. They should be pretty close to nesting right now, probably looking around for nest sites, or building. It sucks that they took down that tree but its likely s/he was just roosting in there.

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Well, they were there yesterday, and again today when the tree came down. I found the area, and there were a few small owl pellets in it, along with quite a bit of pine needles. I think they were nesting...
 
Outcast said:
From stories that I have heard. These do not act like Africanized bee's. My neighbor cut the grass quite a bit after I discovered both hives, and has never been stung by them.
From what I have heard, the lawn mower should have set them off and they would have already attacked him, if they were the Africanized variation.
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That's the problem, most people think Africanized bees attack at the slightest provocation. Not so. In most cases they are fine, although they can be more hostile than normal honeys, most of the time they mind their own business.
 
hippiebrian said:
That's the problem, most people think Africanized bees attack at the slightest provocation. Not so. In most cases they are fine, although they can be more hostile than normal honeys, most of the time they mind their own business.
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The last show I saw on them, the guys who messed with the hive got chased almost a mile out... When they came out, the guy cutting the tree got stung twice and he started to run off, they chased him about 120 feet and then stopped...

I really do not know much about africanized bee's, but it seems to me as though they are not africanized...
 
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