It’s been a while since the last podcast, but you knew I’d return, and this time, it’s with some guest speakers. This was recorded less than an hour ago, and not quite in Walkabout Studios:
Walkabout podcast – Guest speakers
Okay, not much of a podcast, I admit it, but I had to pass that clip along because I’ve never gotten one clearer than that. Those are barred owls of course (Strix varia,) a mated pair that’s been hanging around and is heard frequently in the surrounding area – these are the ‘monkey calls’ that mated pairs use to communicate, though what they’re communicating, I couldn’t tell you since this is a family blog*. Now, with hearing them dozens of times since we moved here, at varying distances and even during the day, not once have we even gotten a glimpse of one. The previous residents mentioned watching them through the kitchen windows, which only rubs it in. In fact, I have so few photos of barred owls, even though they’re easily the most common owl in both of the Walkabout Estates locations, that it’s a little disturbing – the best (and not exactly good) ones can be found here. But I’ll keep working on it.
* Oh fuck no.