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Learn more about any of my three owl children’s picture books, which are all available for free download:

• Do You Hoot?
• Smokey Finds a Rainbow!
• Snowy’s Search for Color

I was hiking near my home today when I heard the “tap … tap … tap” of a woodpecker, but the time between each “tap” was extended and loud. For me this means a Pileated Woodpecker is near by. I was not disappointed.

If you watch the video you will learn … just like I did … Mom is still giving lessons to her youngster.

Video Link for eMail Subscriber (Power to the Pileateds)

One more note … and a HUGE vote for automated back-ups for your various computer systems. I follow this rule and spend about $100 per year for automated backups for both this blog and my computer. Yesterday and over night it paid dividends in a most handsome way. There was a problem with the self generated code on this web site (not caused by me). I figured out the cause and early this morning while lying in bed at 5:45 I restored this blog to its pre-damaged shape in less than five minutes.. I also backup my computer nightly, and even found a service to backup GMail. As a retired techie you should invest in these services.

Yesterday around 12:00 pm one of the juvenile Great Horned Owls was harassed by owls. The youngster felt the need to hunt even though dark was over 8 hours away. While Mom and Dad still feed the owlets, not all the time. This fact (not constantly being fed) makes the lousy hunters feel the need to hunt … often even during the day. This owlet (four months old and looks like an adult) will be kicked out of the Lester / Amity Forest by its parents within two months. Make certain you turn on the audio for the video. You will learn the sound of alarmed robins. (video link for email subscribers)

Great Horned Owl Juvenile

Hunting Robins … Harassed by Same