• Owls - Who knew?

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    dko
    Published on 01-29-2015 06:59 PM
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    We have a coy pond in the yard and this fall the fish started to disappear.

    I watched and set traps but still couldn't figure out what was getting the fish.

    When deer season was over I put the game camera on the pond and couldn't believe what was getting the fish.



    Who knew that owls liked fish?
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    1. day dreamer's Avatar
      day dreamer - 01-29-2015, 07:06 PM
      What a great picture. Sorry about the fish in your pond. But wow.
    1. ET Fish's Avatar
      ET Fish - 01-29-2015, 11:03 PM
      Wow!!!
    1. Team Crappie's Avatar
      Team Crappie - 01-30-2015, 06:42 AM
      Mmmmmm.......owl pie!
    1. CUonthelake's Avatar
      CUonthelake - 01-30-2015, 07:46 AM
      WOW...I have to keep a net over my water garden because of coons.
    1. Dave and Lynn's Avatar
      Dave and Lynn - 01-30-2015, 09:34 AM
      Great shot.
    1. Billbob's Avatar
      Billbob - 01-30-2015, 10:01 AM
      great pick
    1. nhartke's Avatar
      nhartke - 01-30-2015, 10:37 AM
      Common problem with small ponds like this. Your not the first.
    1. DCottrell's Avatar
      DCottrell - 01-30-2015, 12:49 PM
      I never would have suspected an Owl. great photo
    1. SeaRay's Avatar
      SeaRay - 01-30-2015, 09:24 PM
      Friends of ours had same problem, but it was a Great Blue Heron. He just sat there and ate his fill!
    1. owl's Avatar
      owl - 01-30-2015, 11:15 PM
      Great pic I did not know that owls caught fish and what a beautiful bird
    1. RetiredRR's Avatar
      RetiredRR - 01-30-2015, 11:43 PM
      Awesome photo and love me some game cameras.
    1. BigRiverMarine's Avatar
      BigRiverMarine - 01-31-2015, 07:21 AM
      Great Photo. Post of the week. [emoji4]
    1. darcie1's Avatar
      darcie1 - 02-01-2015, 08:06 PM
      What a great picture.
    1. brucec's Avatar
      brucec - 02-01-2015, 08:42 PM
      WHO............WHO
    1. wonderfunnel's Avatar
      wonderfunnel - 02-02-2015, 04:20 PM
      Cool pic! Now I want to see one when he hits the net the first time!

      Several years go in the fall I had an owl that stole a small (7") crappie I had thrown up on the dock when I was fishing that night. It was about 4 feet behind me and since it was dark it scared the bejeevers out me.

      About 4 months later (early spring), I was fishing the same dock at night when a mallard hen and several ducklings nearby started quite a commotion. Then hen quacked loudly several times and dove underwater and flapped her wings wildy but never flew off. A few seconds later Mr. Owl swooped down and snatched up a duckling. About 30 minutes later he got another one then the hen led her ducklings out to the middle of the lake, and that was last I saw of any of them.

      So now we know owls like coys, crappies and ducklings!
    1. 6165 Drbombay's Avatar
      6165 Drbombay - 02-05-2015, 11:34 AM
      that net idea sounds good.. nice pic

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