Comments on: Noises heard from the nest area https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/ Eagles and Owls and Ospreys?! , Oh My! Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rick Cunningham https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/#comment-303 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:01:41 +0000 https://landingsweather.com/birdcam/?p=1222#comment-303 In reply to Rob.

Yes, these owls can lift about 3 times their body weight – so a medium sized cat wouldn’t provide much of a challenge. The GHO is an “apex” predator, which means that generally they aren’t prey for other animals. Large cats are generally apex predators in their environments as well. House cats may well think they are apex predators as well, but they would be no match for an owl, eagle, some hawks, etc. if there were a shortage of other prey. This particular cat is a rescue cat who is definitely an indoor animal. It does have the run of a screened in porch near the tree, and is pretty vocal when it’s mealtime. Not unlike our mother GHO!

]]> By: Rob https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/#comment-301 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:33:30 +0000 https://landingsweather.com/birdcam/?p=1222#comment-301 Don’t owls eat cats on occasion? Maybe that cat won’t be complaining much longer….
Sorry cat lovers, it’s just a joke!

]]> By: Mary https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/#comment-295 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:39:55 +0000 https://landingsweather.com/birdcam/?p=1222#comment-295 I wondered it that was really a cat I was hearing. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Charlotte https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/#comment-294 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 23:57:15 +0000 https://landingsweather.com/birdcam/?p=1222#comment-294 So funny you talk about the neighbor cat “complaining”! We have an indoor cat that howls, moans, screams, you name it and she does it! Every single night! She doesn’t want to go out and we have no clue why she does this. It is very annoying. Is there a cat whisperer anywhere? :-). I so enjoy watching the owls! Can’t wait to see more of the babies!

]]> By: Suki https://landingsbirdcam.com/noises-heard-from-the-nest-area/#comment-292 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:16:03 +0000 https://landingsweather.com/birdcam/?p=1222#comment-292 Sounds like a Siamese (I live with one) who just like the sound of their own voices and are not spewing cat expletives….

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