Owls nearby

The family of Great Horned Owls continues round and about the place: I hear the juveniles squawking (with increasingly deeper voices) for food or hunting tips from their parents, and see them occasionally during the daytime. One of our sons saw one of the owls, probably one of the youngsters, attempt an unsuccessful pass at an equally young fox ... who objected to the attentions! I hear the hooting adults from time to time.

Great Horned Owl from the previous summer at the same Pennsylvania location.

Great Horned Owl from the previous summer at the same Pennsylvania location.

Last night I heard a first-for-the-summer-here Screech Owl--late August is almost a traditional time for them to start vocalizing from the Sycamores or Beeches near the house.