Long Eared owl (Asio otus) – voice of owlet

Do you remember those annoyed long eared owls I photographed a few months ago?

In case you don’t remember, you can read more here.

A few weeks ago I heard some strange sounds in the trees of our garden. I searched on Internet and I discovered these sounds belong to Long Eared owlets.

I think there are three owlets.

I didn’t discover their nest but I heard them many times.

When I heard this for the first time was a bit creepy.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any photo of these owlets.

Annoyed long-eared owls

Monday we had some unexpected visitors. During the day I’ve heard something but very silent, like a hoo, hoo, hoo. When I first heard that sound I thought there might be some pigeons outside looking for a place where to build their nest. But when I went out,the sound stopped and I returned to my room. After a couple of hours I heard again hoooo, hoo, hoo, hoo. I went out decided to search more carefully those pigeons. After a few minutes I noticed a tall bird standing on a branch in an apple tree located very close to my room.

I returned quickly  inside the house and I grab my camera hoping to find the bird on the same branch.
It was a long-eared owl (Asio otus).

But my biggest surprise was to notice not a single bird but two!

They let me to come quite close to them but when I tried to walk even closer they became annoyed.

It was an amazing experience for me.