Secret Garden Birds and Bees
@secretgardenbirdsandbees.org
We are an all volunteer 501(c)(3) organization working with wildlife rehabilitators, falconers, beekeepers and naturalists dedicated to sharing our love of nature through informative and entertaining education programs and events with live birds of prey.
Kvosir – Eastern Screech Owl; small fierce predator; calls are musical trills or whinnies like a tiny horse; shy; fears larger owls; Masters of camouflage can vanish against tree bark; comes in two colors, gray and red; has a magnificent mustache; very judgmental; disapproves of almost everything.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Kvosir – Eastern Screech Owl; small fierce predator; calls are musical trills or whinnies like a tiny horse; shy; fears larger owls; Masters of camouflage can vanish against tree bark; comes in two colors, gray and red; has a magnificent mustache; very judgmental; disapproves of almost everything.
Scarlett – Barred Owl; mysterious dark eyes; soft fluffy plumage; likes head scritches; active dawn & dusk; most vocal owl – “whooo cooks for you”; screeches, screams, caterwauls; forest owl but moving into suburbs & cities; expanding population and range; A bit of a bully to spotted owls.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Scarlett – Barred Owl; mysterious dark eyes; soft fluffy plumage; likes head scritches; active dawn & dusk; most vocal owl – “whooo cooks for you”; screeches, screams, caterwauls; forest owl but moving into suburbs & cities; expanding population and range; A bit of a bully to spotted owls.
Olive, Barn Owl; eats thousands of mice each year; oldest owl species - around for 50 million yrs; lives everywhere except Antarctica; Best hearing of any animal; heart-shaped face; gold plumage; comb-like talon for preening; screams like a banshee; Might be mistaken for a ghost when in flight.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Olive, Barn Owl; eats thousands of mice each year; oldest owl species - around for 50 million yrs; lives everywhere except Antarctica; Best hearing of any animal; heart-shaped face; gold plumage; comb-like talon for preening; screams like a banshee; Might be mistaken for a ghost when in flight.
Hodor, Great Horned Owl; fearless apex predator; gripping strength of 300 lbs./sq in.; eats skunks; big yellow eyes; spectacular plumicorns; lives in any type of habitat in temps from -30F to 100+F; Bit of a bully – steals nests from other raptors. First identified in Virginia during colonial times.
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hodor, Great Horned Owl; fearless apex predator; gripping strength of 300 lbs./sq in.; eats skunks; big yellow eyes; spectacular plumicorns; lives in any type of habitat in temps from -30F to 100+F; Bit of a bully – steals nests from other raptors. First identified in Virginia during colonial times.