I was up at 5 am this morning because I wanted to hear the “morning hoot”. Little did I know that the Great Horned Owls which have nested near my northern Minnesota home for the past three years would visit my own yard / white pine trees and mate in easy view.

The owl couple then made lots of flights in the area, till settling down in the forest 1/2 mile from my house. All this movement attracted my local crows, who are not pleased to have the owls back in the neighborhood raising a family for a third straight year. Enjoy the owls and crows hooting and cawing 30 minutes before sunrise.

The photos shown in the video / audio recording are of the actual two owls which are singing / hooting (just not taken this morning).