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Very cool course. Different from some of the other birding ones BUT it was interesting learning about the sight, feathers, and hearing of owls. I also liked the links to more in depth articles about owls. They are definitely a lot harder to find in most people's day to day life, but that is was makes the fascinating when you do. I am lucky and I live next to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park so I have seen some Barred Owls in a set location the last couple years........still would love to see a Great Horned Owl in person.
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I enjoyed this course very much. The section on sounds was really informative and I will revisit it again. I will also enjoyed the photos of owls from different countries. Now I will keep an eye for those also.
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My daughter and I really enjoyed this course. We hear owls, mostly Barred Owls frequently near our house. My question is I would like to look for these owls at night with a flashlight with a red filter. Is this okay or will the light still scare or harm the owl?
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We have a similar question regarding the use of flashlights with or without a red filter when you are owling at night.
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everything in this course was very informative
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How the owl can stay hidden on the side trails in the parks in toronto. How quiet they can be so you do not notice them. I did't realize how many varieties of owls there is in the world and how they are at risk. I was walking at a park in toronto and did not except to see a Barred owl and how big they are. It was hidden away in the trees on a side trail. I will probably go back and revisit one or two sections of this course. Thankyou
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Nesting boxes help, and rodentcide should be abolished
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I had first-hand experience on how quiet owl flight is. Walking down a snow covered woods road (Maine) yesterday, an owl (barred) appeared dramatically chest high in front of me. If I could extend my arm, I could have touch it. Idid not hear a sound when it must have swooped down from a tree. The detailed lesson featured the barred owl's feathers and flight...which I saw extreme closeup. This behavior seemed unusual, was the owl defending it's territory?
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Probably, but maybe the owl was nesting
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I enjoyed the course and would like to go back and revisit sections. The sounds in the night was intriguing and what to look for in sighting an owl. Thank you for the link , how to build owl/bird boxes.
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Learning about the owls' ears and eyes was really interesting, and I never knew just how many different owl species there were until taking this course!
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It was really interesting to know about the snowy owls irruptions and other curiosities about owls. The games (spot the owl, etc.) were also interesting and funny.
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I loved the "who cooks for you!" and the "find the hidden owl". Those are great!
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Can I go back and spend more time on the enormous amount of information? EBassuk@c4innovates.com
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ElizabethBird AcademyYes, you can go back at any time. Click on your My Courses page and select a course. Scroll down until you see the Course Content section. From here you can Expand All, so all the lesson topics are visible. Then click on the topic you are interested in reviewing.
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@Elizabeth Thank you Elizabeth
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My son and I loved this class! He enjoyed learning the owl calls, particularly "who cooks for you!"
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I loved all of this course! I learned so much more about owls! The one item that I loved was about their necks. You don’t realize that they have all those feathers so their necks are not seen.
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Everything!! It was a really cool course and I loved and learned every bit.
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