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nightingaleonalilactree · 5 years ago

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Between Times -first chapter: BEFORE THE FALL

“When everything was beautiful and nothing hurt...”

― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Once upon a time…

…When time wasn’t invented yet…

There was a lot of peace and quiet everywhere. The angels were drawing sketches of animals and plants and stars, whispering with each other about how beautiful everything and anything was and would be.

But it shouldn't stay this way. The only constant in life is change. Which is an important thing to remember, because change is the only thing that brings you from one place to another.

Some angels got nervous. Some got jumpy. Some fuzzy.

They were buzzing around aimlessly. Like bees, which would be invented soon. And just as graceful.

They started to form groups.

Friendships and partnerships evolved.

Some feelings even got beyond the feeling of close friendship.

One certain Angel for one had developed a crush on one chubby angel since- well, since even before the beginning of times.

It was the very first school girl crush, long before schoolgirls were even invented.

Aziraphale of course, although he admired the other angels�� warm gold and friendly eyes and his long hair, sometimes like fire and sometimes like blood and could make him laugh and would talk with him and listen to him and make his stomach fill with freshly invented butterflies and his smile that could make you feel like the whole room lit up, was completely oblivious.

But they had bonded over creating the universe. Made the stars and the sky together. Our Angel invented red dwarfs and white dwarfs and pulsars and planets and dwarf planets and moons. And Aziraphale made every kind of owl- the barn owl, the Short-eared owl, the Long-eared owl, the great horned owl, the spotted owl, the elf owl, the great grey owl and all sorts of night hawks and even some bats. –all of them creatures of the darkness, so they would be able to gaze upon the night sky and admire its beauty.

Anyway, now the angels had something in between a meeting and a date planned and you don't have to ask who would like to call it which.

So our Angel sat there waiting for Aziraphale, on a cloud that was turning violet from the setting sun, and dreamed of all sorts of things.

Since Science hadn't been invented yet, he wondered what caused the cloud to change its colour after they had turned them white.

The sun set and now the cloud underneath him was dark blue.

He miracled it back to white.

And then his thoughts found their way back to his beautiful angel.

Since lunch wasn't invented yet, they hadn't much opportunity to have other hobbies than stargazing, which they now had planned to do. -If Aziraphale would finally show up.

In some distance the annoying sounds of someone who couldn't play the harp could be heard. It was probably Gabriel, who enjoyed practicing between their shifts.

Well, everyone had gotten a harp on their first day, but no one really knew how to play them.

Why would they even want them to play?

It sounded even worse when everyone at the same time decided to try the instrument.

He tried to ignore the unfortunate noise.

This time our Angel wanted to surprise Aziraphale with the freshly made moons of Jupiter -there were a few more than 79 and he especially liked the four bigger ones, Europa, Ganymed, Kalisto and Io. They were nice to look at, he thought. Messier 25, which was a star cluster close to the centre of the Milky Way was also freshly made. But his favourite thing of all were shooting stars. He was as close to proud of these creations as was allowed. It would be quite romantic to look at them together, he hoped. Everything was nice, as long as Aziraphale was there.

He looked up smiling brightly as he felt someone approaching him.

His smile faltered as he recognised Michael.

"You are waiting for someone.", Michael stated sternly without any word of greeting.

"Aziraphale. Do you know where he is?", Our Angel answered.

"You spend an awful lot of time together.", Michael stated, ignoring him.

"I enjoy his presence immensely. Why do you ask?"

"I see."

"I... I like the way he smiles.", Our Angel said quietly after a pause.

And suddenly he felt something he would, many years later, define as the feeling of guilt.

"Do... Do you think god would approve, if-"

"It's not allowed to fall in love with another angel.

You should only truly love god herself."

At a distance an angel with hip long silver hair stared at them. His eyes were white. Just white. The irises, the pupils. White. Our Angel had the feeling that the other one was watching Michael, really. He had seen them together now and then. Whispering, sometimes quietly fighting. What Michael now has said, didn’t make sense.

"Why?", Our Angel asked.

"You are not supposed to."

"It doesn't make any sense at all. Why-"

Michael glared at him.

Then there was a strange sound.

It sounded like an explosion, when the first angel fell.

Everything was shaking.

A second one.

Now they hit the ground like comets.

The next ones fell.

The angel with the white eyes was gone. Our Angel could feel fear and sorrow radiating from Michael, while his features stayed neutral.

There were feathers in the air.

Screaming and crying could be heard.

It smelled of sulphur and burned feathers.

Our Angel could feel their pain.

"Why would they do that?", he shouted over the raging noise.

Then he had a sinking feeling in the place where soon a heart would pound.

His wings darkened, as the clouds opened underneath him.

He could feel himself saunter vaguely downwards.

Losing a tiny bit of memory with every inch he approached hell.

Underneath the clouds a snake slithered away, angry, scared, confused.

The clouds had been invented way before rain. And it had been a good laugh, when an animal like a cloud but with four legs was created.

Now the clouds were dark and threatening above.

The frightened sheep underneath hid between the trees.

When everything calmed down, the silence was too loud.

Both sides. Heaven and hell were in shock.

It was the silence that had woken up Aziraphale. He had fallen asleep over a first attempt what would later look like a writing.

The angel wouldn't fall asleep again for the next many hundred years.

He stumbled towards the place where he was supposed to meet our now fallen Angel.

Aziraphale looked left and right.

Walked in a circle.

Called our Angel’s name.

Again and again and again.

The other angels stared at him.

But no one answered.

He was gone.

The snake looked up to the clouds.

A single tear rolled down its dark green and scaly cheek.

Finally, the blond angel looked down. There was a lot of green and a lot of movement and he marvelled at its beauty.

There were sheep that looked like the clouds above them. Fireflies. Giraffes. A Frog. A sad snake.

He would meet this snake in the Garden of Eden.

Soon.

#good omens #good omens fanfiction #sam writes #Between Times #before the fall #crowley x aziraphale

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madewithonerib · 4 years ago

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The Symbol of Eagle in Biblical Terms

[Ezekiel 1:1-10; Ezekiel 10:14; Revelation 4:6; Revelation 6:3-7; Genesis 49:9; Numbers 2:2; 1 Corinthians 9:9,10; 1 Corinthians 14:2; Deuteronomy 28:4]

● Ezekiel 1:1-10 | ¹ In the 13th year, on the 5th day of the 4th month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened & I saw visions of GOD.

² On the 5th day of the month—it was the 5th year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—³ the WORD of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar.

And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

⁴ I looked & saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back & forth & brilliant light all around it.

In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, ⁵ & within it was the form of four living creatures.

And this was their appearance: They had a human form,⁶ but each had 4 faces & 4 wings. ⁷ Their legs were straight, & the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.

⁸ Under their wings on their 4 sides they had human hands. All 4 of them had faces & wings, ⁹ & their wings were touching one another.

They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.

¹⁰ The form of their faces was that of a man, & each of the 4 had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, & also the face of an eagle.

● Ezekiel 10:14 | ¹⁴ Each of the cherubim had four faces: the 1st face was that of a cherub, the 2nd that of a man, the 3rd that of a lion, & the 4th that of an eagle.

● Revelation 4:6 | ⁶ And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front & back.

● Revelation 6:3-7 | ³ And when the LAMB opened the 2nd seal, I heard the 2nd living creature say, “Come!” ⁴ Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, & its rider was granted permission to take peace from the earth & to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. ⁵ And when the LAMB opened the 3rd seal, I heard the 3rd living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked & saw a black horse, & its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

⁶ And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, & three quarts of barley for a denarius, & do not waste the oil & wine.”

⁷ And when the LAMB opened the 4th seal, I heard the voice of the 4th living creature say, “Come!”

● Genesis 49:9 | ⁹ Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches & lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

[Revelation 4:7; Revelation 8:13; Revelation 12:14; Leviticus 11:13; Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:12-17; Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 32:11; Job 9:26; Job 39:27; Psalm 103:5; Proverbs 23:5; Proverbs 30:19; Jeremiah 48:40; Jeremiah 49:16; Jeremiah 49:22; Ezekiel 1:10; Ezekiel 10:14; Ezekiel 17:3-7; Daniel 4:33; Daniel 7:4; Hosea 8:1; Obadiah 1:4; Micah 1:16; Habakkuk 1:8]

● Revelation 4:7 | ⁷ The first living creature was like a lion, the 2nd like a calf, the 3rd had a face like a man, & the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

● Revelation 8:13 | ¹³ And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

● Revelation 12:14 | ¹⁴ But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, & times, & half a time.

● Leviticus 11:13 | ¹³ Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, & they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

● Leviticus 11:18 | the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

● Deuteronomy 14:12-17 | ¹² but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, ¹³ the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite, ¹⁴ any kind of raven, ¹⁵ the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, ¹⁶ the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, ¹⁷ the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,

● Deuteronomy 28:49 | ⁴⁹ The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,

● Deuteronomy 32:11 | ¹¹ As an eagle stirs up its nest & hovers over its young, HE spread HIS wings to catch them; HE carried them on HIS pinions.

● Job 9:26 | ²⁶ They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

● Job 39:27 | ²⁷ Does the eagle soar at your command & make his nest on high?

● Psalm 103:5 | ⁵ who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

● Proverbs 23:5 | ⁵ When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself & flies like an eagle to the sky.

● Proverbs 30:19 | ¹⁹ the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, & the way of a man with a maiden.

● Jeremiah 48:40 | ⁴⁰ For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down & spreads his wings against Moab.

● Jeremiah 49:16 | ¹⁶ The terror you cause & the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

● Ezekiel 1:10 | ¹⁰ The form of their faces was that of a man, & each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, & also the face of an eagle.

● Ezekiel 10:14 | ¹⁴ Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, & the fourth that of an eagle.

● Ezekiel 17:3-7 | ³ & tell them that this is what the LORD GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings & long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon & took away the top of the cedar.

⁴ He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, & planted it in a city of traders.

⁵ He took some of the seed of the land & planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters; he set it out like a willow.

⁶ It sprouted & became a spreading vine, low in height with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood.

So it became a vine & yielded branches & sent out shoots. ⁷ But there was another great eagle with great wings & many feathers.

And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him.

It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.

● Daniel 4:33 | ³³ At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like cattle, & his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle & his nails like the claws of a bird.

● Daniel 7:4 | ⁴ The first beast was like a lion, & it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off & it was lifted up from the ground & made to stand on two feet like a man, & given the mind of a man.

● Hosea 8:1 | ¹ Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed MY covenant & rebelled against MY law.

● Obadiah 1:4 | ⁴ Though you soar like the eagle & make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

● Micah 1:16 | ¹⁶ Shave yourselves bald & cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.

● Habakkuk 1:8 | ⁸ Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, & their cavalry comes from afar.

They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

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Exodus 19:4 | ⁴ ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, & how I carried you on eagles’ wings & brought you to MYSELF.

5404 nesher [נֶשֶׁר]: an eagle

Donald Spence Jones [1836-1917] | Exodus 19:4

v.4—Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians.

GOD prefaces HIS appeal to Israel with respect to the future, by reminding them of what HE had done for them in the past.

In the fewest possible words HE recalls to their recollection the whole series of signs & wonders wrought in Egypt, from the turning of the water into blood to the destruction of Pharaoh's host in the Red Sea.

These, HE implies, ought to have taught them to trust HIM.

I bare you on eagle's wings [compare Deuteronomy 32:11], where the metaphor is expanded at considerable length The strength & might of GOD's sustaining care, & its loving tenderness, are especially glanced at in the comparison. Brought you unto myself. "Brought you," i.e., "to Sinai, the mount of GOD, where it pleases me especially to reveal myself to you."

Albert Barnes, American Theologian [1798-1870] | Exodus 19:4:5

On eagles' wings—Both in the law Deuteronomy 32:11 & in the GOSPEL Matthew 23:37, the Church is compared to fledgelings which the mother cherishes & protects under her wings: but in the law that mother is an eagle, in the GOSPELs "a hen"; thus shadowing forth the diversity of administration under each covenant: the one of power, which GOD manifested when HE brought HIS people out of Egypt with a mighty hand & an outstretched arm, & led them into the promised land; the other of grace, when CHRIST came in humility & took the form of a servant & became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. Compare also Revelation 12:14

Matthew Henry, Nonconformist [1662-1714] | Exodus 19:4

19:1-8 Moses was called up the mountain, & was employed as the messenger of this covenant. The Maker & first Mover of the covenant, is GOD himself. This blessed charter was granted out of GOD's own free grace. The covenant here mentioned was the national covenant, by which the Israelites were a people under the government of Jehovah. It was a type of the new covenant made with true believers in CHRIST JESUS; but, like other types, it was only a shadow of good things to come. As a nation they broke this covenant; therefore the LORD declared that he would make a new covenant with Israel, writing his law, not upon tables of stone, but in their hearts, Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:7-10. The covenant spoken of in these places as ready to vanish away, is the national covenant with Israel, which they forfeited by their sins. Unless we carefully attend to this, we shall fall into mistakes while reading the OT. We must not suppose that the nation of the Jews were under the covenant of works, which knows nothing of repentance, faith in a Mediator, forgiveness of sins, or grace; nor yet that the whole nation of Israel bore the character, & possessed the privileges of true believers, as being actually sharers in the covenant of grace. They were all under a dispensation of mercy; they had outward privileges & advantages for salvation; but, like professing Christians, most rested therein, & went no further. Israel consented to the conditions. They answered as one man, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. Oh that there had been such a heart in them! Moses, as a mediator, returned the words of the people to GOD. Thus CHRIST, the Mediator, as a Prophet, reveals GOD's will to us, his precepts & promises; & then, as a Priest, offers up to GOD our spiritual sacrifices, not only of prayer & praise, but of devout affections, & pious resolutions, the work of his own Spirit in us.

Joseph Benson, Methodist [1749–1821] | Exodus 19:4

Ye have seen how I bare you on eagles’ wings—A high expression of the wonderful tenderness GOD showed for them. It denotes great speed; GOD not only came upon the wing for their deliverance, but he hastened them out, as it were, upon the wing. Also that he did it with great ease, with the strength as well as the swiftness of an eagle. They that faint not, nor are weary, are said to “mount up with wings as eagles,” Isaiah 40:31. Especially it signifies GOD’s particular care of them, & affection to them. Even Egypt was the nest in which these young ones were first formed as the embryo of a nation: when by the increase of their numbers they grew to some maturity, they were carried out of that nest. I brought you unto myself—They were brought not only into a state of liberty, but into covenant & communion with GOD. This GOD aims at in all the gracious methods of his providence & grace, to bring us back to himself, from whom we have revolted, & to bring us home to himself, in whom alone we can be happy.

Charles John Ellicott, Theologian [1819–1905] | Exodus 19:4

[4] I bare you on eagles’ wings—Deuteronomy 32:11, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them upon her wings.” When its young are first fledged, the eagle is said to assist them in their flight by flying beneath them, so that they may settle upon its wings or back, if necessary. GOD means that HE has bestowed upon HIS people the same tender & powerful care, has borne them up mightily when they might have fallen, supported their first flight as fledglings, & so saved them from disaster. Brought you unto myself—Not so much “brought you to my presence here on Sinai,” as “brought you out of Egypt & its corrupting influences [Joshua 24:14], & led you back to my pure worship & true religion.” That is spoken of as accomplished, whereof GOD had begun the accomplishment.

Cambridge BIBLE, Anglican Editor John Perowne [1882] | Exodus 19:4

1] Ye the pron. is emphatic: in Exodus 20:22 expressed by Ye yourselves. on eagles’ wings] A fine figure for the swiftness, the security, & the affectionate care with which the deliverance from Egypt had been effected. Cf. the development of the same figure in Deuteronomy 32:10-11.

‘Eagle,’ though it suffices in a popular version, is not however an exact rend. of the Hebrews nésher. As Tristram has shewn [NHB. p. 172 ff.], nésher, on account especially of the term ‘baldness’ in Micah 1:16, must denote really the griffon-vulture, a large & majestic bird, very abundant in Palestine, & constantly seen there circling in the air.

unto myself] i.e. to my abode in Sinai, the ‘mount of GOD’ [Di.; cf. on Exodus 3:1].

4. In the ‘Blessing of Moses,’ Exodus 33:9, the covenant with the tribe of Levi [i.e. their consecration to the priesthood, which was probably once narrated after Exodus 32:29]. Cf. Malachi 2:4-5; Malachi 2:8.

In P:—1. The covenant with Noah, Genesis 6:18; Genesis 9:9-16.

Geneva Study BIBLE, ‎Protestant Affiliation [1557-1560] | Exodus 19:4

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, & how I bare you on {d} eagles' wings, & brought you unto myself. [d] For the eagle by flying high, is out of danger, & by carrying her birds on her wings rather than in her talons declares her love.

John Gill, Baptist & Calvinist [1697-1771] | Exodus 19:4

Ye have seen what I did to the Egyptians—The plagues he brought upon them in Egypt, & the destruction of them at the Red sea; these things they were eyewitnesses of, & needed no other proof or evidence to convince & assure them of them, & therefore must be under obligation to attend to what he was about to recommend unto them, for which reason this is observed: & how I bare you on eagles' wings; that is, as on eagles' wings, the note of similitude being wanting, but to be supplied; for it cannot be thought that they were literally bore on eagles' wings; but as that creature is reported to be very affectionate to its young, & careful of it, and, as is said, only to one; for, having more, it will cast away all but one, & reserve that, which it carefully nourishes; & being swift of flight, & strong of wing, it will in a remarkable manner take its young upon it, & safely & swiftly convey it where it pleases; of which See Gill on Deuteronomy 32:11. The eagle excels other birds both in its strength & in the size of its body; & especially its pectoral muscles, by which its wings are supported; are very strong, so that it can carry its young, & other things, on its back & wings; & some such thing nature itself seems to have required, as naturalists observe [d]; & there are some histories, which, if true, greatly confirm & illustrate this. Aelianus [e] reports of Tilgamus, a Babylonian, & who afterwards was king of Babylon, & who seems to be the Tilgath Pilneser of the SCRIPTURES, king of Assyria, that when a lad, being thrown down from the top of a tower, an eagle, which is a very quick sighted bird, saw him, and, before he came to the ground, flew under him, took him upon its back, & carried him into a garden, & gently let him down. So it is related of Aristomenes [f], that as he was casting headlong into a deep ditch by the Lacedemonians, where they used to throw condemned malefactors, an eagle flew under him, & bore him on its wings, & carried him to the bottom, without any hurt to any part of his body. Jarchi observes, that whereas other birds carry their young between their feet, for fear of those that fly above them, the eagle flying above all others, & so in no fear of them, carries its young upon its wings, judging it better that a dart should pierce that than its young. The Targums of Jonathan & Jerusalem paraphrase the words,"and I bore you on clouds, as on eagles' wings;''which covered, & protected, & sustained them, as the eagles' wings do its young; the former adds, from Pelusium, a city in Egypt, supposed by the Targumist to be the same with Rameses; where Jarchi observes the people of Israel were very swiftly gathered together as the place of their rendezvous, & were as safely brought from thence to the place where they now were. Thus the LORD showed an affectionate concern for Israel, took them under his care & protection, stood between them & the Egyptians in a pillar of cloud, & secured them from their arrows, & swiftly & safely removed them from the land of Egypt to the place where they now were, distinguishing them from all other nations, having chosen them to be a special people to himself:

& brought you unto myself: to the mountain of GOD, where he had appeared to Moses, & given this as a sign & token of the truth of his mission, that he & Israel, when brought out of Egypt by him, should serve him on this mount; & now they were brought thither, where he was about not only to grant his presence in a very singular manner, but to deliver his law unto them, & enter into a covenant with them, & establish & settle them as his people; so that they were a people near unto the LORD, taken into covenant, & indulged with communion with him, & made partakers of various distinguished blessings of his: both the above Targums are, "I brought you to the doctrine of my law", to receive it at this mount.

Matthew Poole, Nonconformist [1624-1679] | Exodus 19:4

i.e. Safely, out of the reach of danger; & strongly, against all opposition. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11 Isaiah 63:9 Revelation 12:14.

Unto myself, into my presence, & favour, & fellowship, to be my peculiar people, to serve & worship me as your only LORD & King.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brow, Anglican & Free Church of Scotland [1871] | Exodus 19:3-6

Moses went up unto GOD—the Shekinah—within the cloud [Exodus 33:20; Joh 1:18]. Thus shalt YOU say to the house of Jacob, &c—The object for which Moses went up was to receive & convey to the people the message contained in these verses, & the purport of which was a general announcement of the terms on which GOD was to take the Israelites into a close & peculiar relation to HIMSELF. In thus negotiating between GOD & HIS people, the highest post of duty which any mortal man was ever called to occupy, Moses was still but a servant. The only Mediator is JESUS CHRIST [1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 12:24].

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ohmygillygoshoppler · 7 years ago

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for you, @bunnythemurderer

Happy Birthday babe! Hope you enjoy it!

Now I need to get to bed... I have work tomorrow...

"Where we going, again?" Jordi asked as she tugged the seat belt off over her waist.

"I told you; I'm taking you out."

"Coming from you, that means i'm either getting dinner with you, or you plan on shooting me."

The horseman gave a mock gasp and brought a hand to his chest, as if he were actually taken back by that. "Jojo, I'm wounded!" he wiped a non-existent tear from his left cheek and gave her a playful shove out of the car as she opened her door. He laughed as she cursed at him.

"It's your birthday, and we're doing something nice for you. Dinner date at Reeth's is the best I could do, given my schedule-"

"Aww, that's alright. A free meal's a free meal." The human mumbled, shrugging her new leather jacket back into place.

This time of day, there were many patrons at the establishment, and the overall ambiance was far different than the quiet murmurs of the handful of people and the occasional clatter of the dishes. This time, it was loud, Ladies up front up on the milk carton stage were singing a song about hexing an old friend. The way their voices carried sounded like something out of a dream, and the other men playing their instruments along were just as captivating. It was even better than the stuff going on outside, Gods, it was a small orchestra!

Strife and Jojo stuck to the far wall and watched in blatant astonishment. They swerved as waiters and waitresses rushed this way and that, darting between tables. Jojo looked around; she was almost completely surrounded by Infernals! She could hear the multiple cooks shouting in the back, a god damned band, and what appeared to be security, all of whom looked to have shared demonic heritage. She even saw Simoné herself up at the bar taking orders, and watched her hand out food to people at other booths. She rushed in and out of the kitchen, from one table to the next. It was busy.

Two women stood up at the stage, singing while Dante played. Both Succubi, one a pale cream in skin and hair color, the other a bright orange and brown with much larger and noticeable horns. Their voices harmonized in a strange and wonderful way; like the voices she heard singing on the radios on the walk over here. Drums played, flutes and clarinets blasted from behind the ladies, and people were all over the tavern dancing and throwing each other around. It was a swing club, alright.

Simoné's voice rang out over the loud din of the crowd, calling Jojo's name. A hefty mug in one hand, she waved the pair over to the bar.

"There she is!" The witch shouted, silencing the singers on stage, along with the musicians. "It's the lady of the hour!"

Danté's head popped up from inside the kitchen window. His blackened eyes twinkled with a friendly type of blithe. "Ayyy, it's about time she got here! I thought she wasn't going to show!" the demon shot Jordi a wink and mouther that there was a surprise for her.

Jojo covered her face with her hands as Strife's big hand pressed her on toward the bar. She scooted herself comfortably into a barstool and gracefully accepted the flurry of kisses delivered by her friend behind the counter.

"We got a surprise for you tonight, sweetie!" Simoné giggled, tapping the bell on the counter at the kitchen window. Danté gave a shrill whistle, and disappeared back into the kitchen, coming back with what Jordi knew as a Boston creme cheesecake! It was decorated with blue and white frosting, dotted with colorful berries and pretty shiny strawberries. Jordan had to slap away a certain nephilim's hand as the cake approached, the demon placing tiny kisses on the two candles in it's center.

Cheerfully, she tugging Strife's sleeve. The bar was crowded with men and women talking and eating their meals, but were squished aside when the witch waved them all out of the way. Strife pushed her forward and Jordan leaned close when Simoné next spoke.

"Make a wish and blow 'em out, baby doll!" She cooed as Danté came up from beside her, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Make it a good one. We worked all morning on this cake!" the demon smiled.

Jordi sucked her lip through her teeth, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. In that Let's see... what to wish for this year...

Well, what do I need? I have a nice house, a friend who loves and supports me, nice job, decent boyfriend... She thought about it for just a moment, and for just a moment, she realized she already had everything she ever wanted... accept one thing...

The quiet of the tavern was quickly drowned out with an uproar of applause and laughter. Both she and Strife grabbed a slice of cake first, afterward the two were lost to a wild night of dinner, dancing, and drinking. Jodri had no idea Strife was such a coordinated dancing man!! She'd never spun around so much in all her life...

It was about 2:15 in the morning when Strife dropped her off back at the house. It was still relatively bright outside, given the current time of night. She bid her nephilim lover farewell, left him with a remainder of the cake and proceeded to climb the stairs up to her front door. She sleepily stepped on upstairs, finding it quite surprising to find one of her old friends sitting on their porch swing, reading a book.

She grinned, wiping her eyes. "Azreal,"

The angel glanced up from his book, a smile cracking through the cool serenity that was the scholar's countenance. "Jordan, I'm glad I could meet you here, I-" he paused and glanced downstairs, craning his neck out and canning the sidewalk below. "Is... Is she here?"

"No, she won't be in for another hour or so," Jojo giggled, taking a seat next to the angel.

"Good, good... I know she's still having her issues with me..." The archangel laughed, in spite of himself. "Oh! I brought something for you,"

Jordi watched as Azreal reached between his legs, under the seat of the swing and pulled out a stark white package. It was the simplest thing Jojo had ever seen.

He set the box in her lap, tapping the top with a finger. "Happy birthday, Jordan."

She slowly opened the package, letting the box top fall to the patio floor as she covered her mouth with her hand, unable to hold back a stream of giggles. It was the cutest little Ortho cub she had ever seen! It looked like a barn owl in the face, and some sort of snow leopard in the body. Its feathers puffed out when its large black eyes roved up at Jordan, unleashing a shrill squeal up at her as she lifted the tiny creature from under its legs and holding it close.

"She's a northerner," Azreal started, reaching over and stroking her tail. "They're one of the smallest. Good for apartments."

"Oh, Az, this is so wonderful! I love her, oh lookit her!" she cried, tears welling in her tired eyes. She threw a free arm around her angelic friend's neck and hugged him as tight as she would allow without chocking him. "This is great! I love her so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Jordan kicked the box back under the porch swing and set her new little cuddle bug on her stomach, scratching her between the wings. Azreal had asked her what she planned on calling her new little friend, to which Jordi had no response. She had to figure out a name for her. She thought about it as Azreal made his goodbyes, deciding not to be around when Simoné came home. She thought about it when she retired to her home, into her room, taking her snowy little friend to bed with her.

She was far too tired to think about a name at the moment... She had been partied out of her mind... But she'd decide on a name for her little bug later on... After she got some sleep...

#the andventures of the witch and the wonderwheel #Birthday drabble #for you!!#love ya babe!#@bunnythemurderer

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josephkitchen0 · 6 years ago

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How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot

Learning how to attract owls to your homestead has many rewards including acting as a natural way to get rid of mice. The joy of spotting the magical birds on evening owl prowls is also a reward in itself. Not as common as songbirds, when you spot an owl it is extra exciting.

Closing my poultry shed one evening, I heard an eerie, horse-like call from a cluster of oak trees in the corner of my yard. Half a minute later I heard a response in the forty-foot-tall clumping bamboo. I was surrounded, by pint-sized predators.

A few weeks later the screech owls had moved into one of the four nest boxes I had made. Soon after, two owlets flew the coop.

“By designing a garden that includes nesting and roosting habitat for owls, you will be availing yourself of the best possible organic pest control for your home and garden,” said Robert S. Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s ornithologist, and a well-known expert for information about birds who has been working with owls for 40 years.

Owl Nest Box

Screech owls make excellent neighbors as they work not only for free but throughout the night unseen. To invite owls to your homestead, build a nest box. Learning how to attract owls now is especially important as the owls will start nesting in early spring.

According to the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center, located in Palm City, Florida, screech owl distribution and abundance is determined by available nesting sites. The more boxes, the more owls. However, they are territorial so each box should be about 100 feet apart. Rough cut wood that weathers well, such as cedar, cypress or redwood is preferred, as the box should remain unpainted. The wildlife center recommends hanging the box on a tree, building, or pole about 15 feet high. The structure that the box is attached to should be at least as wide as the box. Place it on the edge of your treeline, close to an open yard.

Place wood shavings or pine straw into the nest as screech owls do not bring nesting materials. Do not use cedar shavings or sawdust. If starlings or sparrows begin to place their own nesting materials inside, remove them, as screech owls will not use an occupied box. American Kestrels, a small native falcon, will use the same type of nest boxes and can also be welcomed as a natural way to get rid of mice and insects. To attract these birds of prey, place the box higher, on an isolated live or dead tree. Although there are many designs, I like the Treasure Coast Wildlife Center’s blueprint the best. Dan Martinelli, Executive Director of the wildlife center has shared their simple nesting box made from a single 1” x 10” x 8′ board.

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My screech owl nest box with resident!

Where do Owls Nest?

“Owls nest everywhere,” said Mulvihill. “Several kinds of owls — including screech owls, northern saw-whet owls, elf owls and barred owls — nest in old woodpecker cavities and natural cavities in trees or in the West, saguaro cactuses. Barn owls even nest in old buildings.”

Mulvihill says that other owls like the great horned and long-eared prefer to nest in open stick nests in trees that they commandeer from crows or hawks. “Some nest on the ground —short-eared owl and snowy owl — and one species, the burrowing owl, nests in underground burrows made by other animals like prairie dogs and gophers,” he adds.

All of the cavity-nesting owls will sometimes use human-made nest boxes, too. “Barn owls, in particular, have been helped greatly by programs aimed at providing nest boxes for them in suitable grassland habitats both here in the United States and in Europe,” said Mulvihill.

Bob Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s ornithologist. Photo courtesy of National Aviary.

What do Owls Eat?

You may be wondering do owls eat chickens? Or will they eat my livestock? While owls are strictly carnivorous and eat a wide range of animals appropriate to their size, the likelihood of them hunting your diurnal livestock is small. “Many owls, like screech owls, will eat a wide range of prey from small mammals and birds to large insects,” Mulvihill says. “Others, like barn owls, feed more strictly on small mammals. The large great horned owl eats rabbits, rats, skunks and smaller owls.”

Barred owls, named for their beautiful barred chest feathers prefer mature riverine forest habitat and are known to feed on fish, crayfish, amphibians, and snakes. Unless your birds are unprotected during the night, owls shouldn’t be blamed as a chicken predator.

How Long do Owls Live?

Smaller species of owls can live up to 10 years, while the largest can live over 30 years. “Without exception, owls are beneficial as natural predators in the habitats and ecosystems that they inhabit; for humans, they can help control prey like mice and rats that sometimes can be considered nuisances or pests around homes,” said Mulvihill.

Backyard, Barnyard, Buddies

Barn owls have declined in numbers and many folks are now trying to attract them back to their homesteads. Barn owls are found worldwide. They can take up residence in abandoned sheds, barns and silos. Learning how to attract owls is easy: designate a rustic area to the garden where pruning and maintenance are kept to a minimum to encourage these birds to move in. Reducing widespread exterior lighting such as floodlights will also help.

Barn owl

One of the best hunting habitats for barn owls is rough grassland with a high population of field voles. If you own land in the countryside, a great way to encourage barn owls is to increase their food supply by creating patches of compact grassland with layers of dead grass for the vermin to live. Adding a bird feeder near a brush pile will invite songbirds to recycle your yard waste into nesting material. Leaving seeds and nuts on the ground will entice rodents which in turn brings the owls.

To keep the barn owls once you have attracted them, you can entice them by providing nesting and roosting places. Nest boxes similar to the former design are welcomed by the owls as long as the size is 12.5″ x 16″ x 22″ or larger. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, barn owls are sensitive during the early phases of nesting in April and May and will abandon a nest if disturbed. Boxes can be placed in a variety of structures, including barns, silos, grain elevators, church steeples, or mounted on a free-standing pole.

Avoiding poisons, such as rodenticides will keep your birds safe. And since you’ll have these natural predators you will not need rodenticides.

Snowy owls are also often seen in wide-open spaces. If your northern homestead has a rolling terrain and is treeless, this owl might take up residency. Often seen sitting on the ground to hunt, they prefer land that offers them a view. In the winter they will also perch on fence posts, hay bales, buildings, and grain elevators.

Snowy Owl courtesy of National Aviary

Great horned owls are one of the largest species in the United States and can eat prey items as large as skunks. Leave large, bare branches or snags to encourage nest sites. These roosts will also serve as lookout posts for these perch and pounce predators.

Me holding a great horned owl. This bird is used in an education program at a zoological organization.

Owls serve an important ecological niche and help us out by eating crop pests. What types of owls have visited your homestead? Let us know in the comments below.

How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot was originally posted by All About Chickens

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Birds of Williamson County TX Seen at Scurlock Farms in Texas Hill Country

Many avid bird watchers have stayed with us at Scurlock Farms.

These birders have visited to see as many birds of Williamson County as possible. 2/3 of all birds seen in Texas are seen in Williamson County. We are located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, and so far, all have seen a lifer – a bird they had never seen in person before!

I was giving a tour to a couple from Kansas when she noticed something fluttering in the dried dusty area where we were going to pass through a gate. It was a Roadrunner taking a dirt bath! She was so excited as she had never seen one. Last week while giving a couple a tour around the farm, a Roadrunner ran, then flew across the road right in front of us. The woman was from Ukraine and she was very excited to see the Roadrunner as she had never seen one! Yesterday, again giving a tour, this time to a young family from Grand Cayman, the young mother also saw a Roadrunner as it ran into the pasture. A Roadrunner nesting near Indian Bluff would pause for photos for a family from Canada as they returned home!

The Roadrunners are nesting around the farm now and I see one every time I go up or down the drive. When they are feeding their babies, they will be up and down the drive constantly, chasing bugs and lizards.

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This baby Roadrunner fell out of his nest too early. The nest was in a large cedar tree near Indian Bluff. We tried to reach the nest in a cedar tree near Indian Bluff with our tallest extension ladder, but could not. At dusk the mother Roadrunner was leading the baby into heavy brush inside the pasture fence. I hope the baby made it!

The terrain of Scurlock Farms lends itself to seeing many varied species of birds.

The top pasture is prairie; we have heavily wooded bluffs and heavily wooded acreage with many dead snags for woodpeckers, owls and squirrels to nest in; a 20 acre pecan orchard; and river bottom wetlands.

I have had guests visit Scurlock Farms from Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio that have enjoyed just sitting under the trees, reading a book and listening to the many different song birds and the owls in the evening. Some didn’t even care what kind of bird it was. They were just enjoying the peace and serenity as they listened to the birds. I get the impression that folks from the larger cities are really able to relax and unwind at Scurlock Farms. It is a perfect place to simply chill out, relax and de-stress from busy, hectic schedules.

Great photos of birds of Williams County here!

A pair of Scissor-tails at Scurlock Farms was very unhappy with this pair of Vultures

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We have several pair of Scissor-tail Flycatchers that nest around Scurlock Farms each year. For several years, one pair built a nest on a metal platform on the top of Dan’s 55′ tower. Another couple of pair make their nests near Rocky Overlook. They do not like it when I do landscaping near where they are nesting.

The Scissor-tail Flycatchers are very vocal in their displeasure and luckily have never dive-bombed me the way they did the Vultures!! These are beautiful, graceful birds, and they eat a lot of mosquitoes and other flying insects.

The Mockingbird is the state bird of Texas and there are many of them on the farm. One lives in a pyracantha bush at the end of the drive near the farm entrance. Another nests in one of the trees in my front yard, and during the spring and summer, both are singing constantly!

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Brave Mockingbird 5′ from me as I worked in a pasture

Dan and I were working picking up the remains of a burned brush pile early in the spring, and this little guy was totally unafraid of us! He visited us several times.

Mockingbirds are territorial and one way they “mark” their territory is to constantly sing a repertoire of songs. The one at the end of the drive will sit on the top of a telephone pole near the entrance, fly a few feet into the air, then back down to the pole, all the while singing! During the winter he sits in the pyracantha bush and sings away. The grandchildren love seeing and hearing him in the mornings as they wait on the school bus. He is a ball of fluff on cold days and is beautiful sitting on the end of a branch among the red berries.

Now you see him, now you don’t! Whoops, here he comes!!

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Last spring we had a problem with coyotes killing our goats. In this video David is at the goat barn using an infrared night-vision scope looking for coyotes. He sees a pair of eyes (the smaller “light” just to the left of the target and in the lighter shaded grass) about 200 yards out in the pasture and thinks it is a coyote until it begins to float around in the air, then flies right towards him and lands on an electric line just above him. It was a Great Horned Owl! At about 2′ tall, very impressive.

Did you know . . .

The oldest known wild Great Horned Owl was 28, but one in the San Francisco Zoo was 50 in 2012?

Females are larger than the males?

Have a wingspan of 3.3′ to 4.5′?

They live from the Arctic to South America?

They are monogamous birds?

When they are “hooting” they are claiming their territory?

A pair of Great Horned Owls nests in a tree near our son’s home.

One of our granddaughters sleeps upstairs, and many nights she goes downstairs as the Great Horned Owls are “hoot hooting” at each other. Guests sitting out at dusk and in the evening have loved hearing them call to one another.

Often when I am giving guests a tour late in the evening, we will flush a Great Horned Owl out of the trees in front of Rocky Overlook. One flew out over the pasture this week right at dusk. They are majestic as they silently glide down towards the river bottom.

While giving a family a tour at dusk, we flushed a great Horned Owl out of a tree near the drive. As we came back up the bluff after the tour, the mom spotted him sitting near the top of a tree watching us as we passed below.

Can you can spot him in the photo. Hint: He is about 1/3 down from the top of the tree just to the left of center. Look for his silhouette.

Hidden Great Horned Owl at Scurlock Farms

List of Common Birds of Williamson County

* marks birds seen on Scurlock Farms

Bittern, American

Bittern, Least

Blackbird, Brewer’s

Blackbird, Red-Winged *

Blackbird, Yellow-headed

Bluebird, Eastern *

Bluejay *

Bobwhite, Northern *

Bufflehead

Bunting, Indigo *

Bunting, Painted * (male has been seen several years, hundreds of females seen each year)

Canvasback

Caracara, Crested * (Mexican Eagle)

Cardinal, Northern *

Cattle Egret *

Chat, Yellow-breasted

Chickadee, Carolina *

Coot, American *

Cormorant, Double-crested * (this is the bird that my dad called a Water Turkey) *

Cowbird, Brown-headed *

Crane, Sandhill * Seen and heard flying over many times during migration

Creeper, Brown *

Crow, American *

Cuckoo, Yellow-billed *

Dickcissel (looks like a miniature Eastern Meadowlark – sings beautifully and often)*

Dove, Eurasian Collared *

Dove, Inca *

Dove, Mourning *

Dove, Rock (AKA Feral Pigeon) *

Dove, White-winged *

Duck, Ruddy

Duck, Mottled *

Egret, Great *

Egret, Snowy *

Finch, House *

Finch, Purple *

Flicker, Northern *

Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed *

Gadwall *

Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray (we saw 3 of them today) *

Goldfinch, American *

Goldfinch, Lesser *

Goose, Canada *

Goose, Greater White-fronted*

Goose, Snow *

Grackle, Common *

Grackle, Great-tailed *

Grebe, Pied-billed *

Grosbeak, Blue

Gull, Laughing *

Gull, Ring-billed *

Harrier, Northern

Hawk, Common Night *

Hawk, Cooper’s *

Hawk, Red-shouldered *

Hawk, Red-tailed *

Hawk, Sharp-shinned *

Hawk, White-tailed *

Heron, Black-crowned Night

Heron, Great Blue *

Heron, Green *

Heron, Little Blue

Hummingbird, Black-chinned *

Hummingbird, Ruby-throated *

Junco, Dark-eyed *

Kestrel, American *

Kildeer *

Kingbird, Eastern *

Kingbird, Western

Kingfisher, Belted *

Kinglet, Ruby-crowned *

Kite, Mississippi

Lark, Horned

Mallard *

Martin, Purple *

Meadowlark, Eastern *

Merganser, Red-breasted

Merlin

Mockingbird, Northern *

Nuthatch, Red-breasted

Nuthatch, White Breasted *

Oriole, Baltimore *

Oriole, Orchard

Owl, Barn *

Owl, Burrowing (Seen near Scurlock Farms)

Owl, Eastern Screech *

Owl, Great Horned * (nesting near The Studio)

Pelican, American White *

Pigeon *

Phoebe, Eastern *

Pintail, Northern *

Pipit, American (we saw several dozen today) *

Redhead

Roadrunner, Greater *

Robin, American *

Sandpiper, Least *

Sandpiper, Spotted

Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied *

Scaup, Lesser

Shoveler, Northern *

Shrike, Loggerhead (the bird that Daddy called the Butcher Bird) *

Siskin, Pine

Snipe, Wilson’s

Sparrow, Chipping *

Sparrow, Grasshopper

Sparrow, Harris’

Sparrow, House *

Sparrow, Lark *

Sparrow, Lincoln’s *

Sparrow, Savannah *

Sparrow, Song *

Sparrow, Swamp

Sparrow, Vesper (very common there in winter) *

Sparrow, White-crowned *

Sparrow, White-throated

Starling, European *

Swallow, Barn *

Swallow, Cliff (These are the swallows that nest on overpasses in mud nests) *

Swift, Chimney *

Tanager, Summer *

Teal, Blue-winged *

Teal, Green-winged

Tern, Forster’s

Thrasher, Brown

Thrush, Hermit

Titmouse, Tufted *

Towhee, Spotted *

Turkey, Wild *

Vulture, Black *

Vulture, Turkey *

Warbler, Black and White *

Warbler, Prothonotary *

Warbler, Yellow-rumped *

Waxwing, Cedar *

Whip-poor-will *

Wigeon, American *

Woodpecker, Downy *

Woodpecker, Harry *

Woodpecker, Ladder Backed *

Woodpecker, Pileated *

Woodpecker, Red-Bellied *

Woodpecker, Red-headed *

Wren, Bewick’s *

Wren, Carolina *

Wren, House*

Yellowlegs, Greater *

Yellowlegs, Lesser

Yellow-throat, Common

#bird watchers #bird watching #Birds Williamson County #flycatcher #Great Horned Owl #Mockingbird #Scissortail

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josephkitchen0 · 7 years ago

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How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot

A few weeks later the screech owls had moved into one of the four nest boxes I had made. Soon after, two owlets flew the coop.

Owl Nest Box

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Screech Owl Nest Box plans courtesy of Treasure Coast Wildlife Center.

My screech owl nest box with resident!

Where do Owls Nest?

Bob Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s ornithologist. Photo courtesy of National Aviary.

What do Owls Eat?

How Long do Owls Live?

Backyard, Barnyard, Buddies

Barn owl

Avoiding poisons, such as rodenticides will keep your birds safe. And since you’ll have these natural predators you will not need rodenticides.

Snowy Owl courtesy of National Aviary

Me holding a great horned owl. This bird is used in an education program at a zoological organization.

Owls serve an important ecological niche and help us out by eating crop pests. What types of owls have visited your homestead? Let us know in the comments below.

How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot was originally posted by All About Chickens

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josephkitchen0 · 7 years ago

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How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot

A few weeks later the screech owls had moved into one of the four nest boxes I had made. Soon after, two owlets flew the coop.

Owl Nest Box

Screech owls make excellent neighbors as they work not only for free but throughout the night unseen. To invite owls to your homestead build a nest box. Learning how to attract owls now is especially important as the owls will start nesting in early spring.

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Screech Owl Nest Box plans courtesy of Treasure Coast Wildlife Center.

My screech owl nest box with resident!

Where do Owls Nest?

Bob Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s ornithologist. Photo courtesy of National Aviary.

What do Owls Eat?

How Long do Owls Live?

Backyard, Barnyard, Buddies

Barn owl

Avoiding poisons, such as rodenticides will keep your birds safe. And since you’ll have these natural predators you will not need rodenticides.

Snowy Owl courtesy of National Aviary

Me holding a great horned owl. This bird is used in an education program at a zoological organization.

Owls serve an important ecological niche and help us out by eating crop pests. What types of owls have visited your homestead? Let us know in the comments below.

How to Attract Owls and Why You Should Give a Hoot was originally posted by All About Chickens

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