Most hoots will be them guarding their territory. Owls have a home range of a few miles they will defend. They will allow a mate and first year offspring in that area, but anyone else is typically unwelcome, as they need to protect their food supply and safe resting areas. Both are limited and crucial for their survival.
Owls can identify each other by their hoots. They are unique just as you can tell other humans' voices apart.
They have a vocabulary of around 2 or 3 dozen sounds, but owls are capable of all kinds of noises and non verbal cues as well.
We have a BIG owl in our neighborhood that’s setup a pretty decent land claim. The dogs can hear it from inside the house and will not go outside when the owl is visiting our yard. Even if I drag the dogs outside, they’ll just stand at my legs and pee on the concrete. One of the dogs is nearly 200lbs.
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Denjin@feddit.uk · 49 pts · 211d
Like basically all bird calls, its either "get lost, this is my land" or "come here, let's make babies".
BurgerBaron@piefed.social · 19 pts · 211d
Also "watch out for specific predator."
Denjin@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 211d
Ah yes I forgot about "oh shit, hide!"
Bahnd@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 211d
Who?
Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 211d
LET THE DOGS OUT??
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
The owls.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
My wife, Eleanor.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
The Critic was amazing.
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 211d
gives a?
anon6789@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 211d
Most hoots will be them guarding their territory. Owls have a home range of a few miles they will defend. They will allow a mate and first year offspring in that area, but anyone else is typically unwelcome, as they need to protect their food supply and safe resting areas. Both are limited and crucial for their survival.
Owls can identify each other by their hoots. They are unique just as you can tell other humans' voices apart.
They have a vocabulary of around 2 or 3 dozen sounds, but owls are capable of all kinds of noises and non verbal cues as well.
Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 211d
Oh my god Zeppo, you can’t just ask owls why they hoot
dan1101@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 211d
In bird culture, this is considered a dick move.
darreninthenet@piefed.social · 15 pts · 211d
Usual animal reasons - staking claim to their bit of owlish territory, finding a mate, sounding an alarm...
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 211d
We have a BIG owl in our neighborhood that’s setup a pretty decent land claim. The dogs can hear it from inside the house and will not go outside when the owl is visiting our yard. Even if I drag the dogs outside, they’ll just stand at my legs and pee on the concrete. One of the dogs is nearly 200lbs.
hector@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 211d
I had one divebomb me for like half a mile once, it probably did that to your dog and freaked it out.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 211d
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 211d
If Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear teamed up, they would be unstoppable.
hector@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 211d
Who?
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 211d
They were making fun of you, op
zeppo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
wow, I feel embraced now
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 211d
I walked outside and people were talking. Why do they talk?
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social · 5 pts · 211d
Usual people reasons - staking claim to their bit of people territory, finding a mate, sounding an alarm…
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 211d
It’s the least they could give
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 211d
Passerby6497@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Cuz they're having a good time.
hector@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 211d
When you hear them hoot at night that means they spotted the demons coming for your soul.
daggermoon@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
Awwwwwww, that's so cute
Nighed@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 211d
If they are twit-twoo owls, listen to where the sounds come from, it will be from a pair, with one going twit and the other going too.
IggyTheSmidge@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 211d
Wanna fuck?
or
Fuck off!
Gsus4@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 211d
Or like BurgerBaron said: Oh fuck!!
relevant
snooggums@piefed.world · 3 pts · 211d
They learned to catcall from construction workers.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
To show people they give one.
leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 211d
They're not what they seem.