Dox47 wrote:
They're actually really loud, and at odd hours too. When I lived on Bainbridge Island, I had a pair nesting in the green belt across from my house, and they make a hell of a racket with the screeching and this odd whistling warble that they make, it's pretty disconcerting if you have pets that fall into the size range of their prey.
Can relate to that. I always try to get my cats into the house during the night (dinner = closed door afterward), because we have some eagle owls in the area. Normally, they are catching mouses and other small animals, but they have as well be seen catching field rabbits, that have about 12 pounds around here. I really dont wanna know, if the difference between a field rabbit or an cat, is of importance for them. Still they are beautiful animals.
But I agree, I would wait until there are no younglings, and then try to encourage them to move their nest.