Like basically all bird calls, its either “get lost, this is my land” or “come here, let’s make babies”.
Also “watch out for specific predator.”
Ah yes I forgot about “oh shit, hide!”
Most hoots will be them guarding their territory. Owls have a home range of a few miles they will defend. They will allow a mate and first year offspring in that area, but anyone else is typically unwelcome, as they need to protect their food supply and safe resting areas. Both are limited and crucial for their survival.
Owls can identify each other by their hoots. They are unique just as you can tell other humans’ voices apart.
They have a vocabulary of around 2 or 3 dozen sounds, but owls are capable of all kinds of noises and non verbal cues as well.
Who?
LET THE DOGS OUT??
The Critic was amazing.
The owls.
gives a?
Oh my god Zeppo, you can’t just ask owls why they hoot
In bird culture, this is considered a dick move.
Usual animal reasons - staking claim to their bit of owlish territory, finding a mate, sounding an alarm…
We have a BIG owl in our neighborhood that’s setup a pretty decent land claim. The dogs can hear it from inside the house and will not go outside when the owl is visiting our yard. Even if I drag the dogs outside, they’ll just stand at my legs and pee on the concrete. One of the dogs is nearly 200lbs.
I had one divebomb me for like half a mile once, it probably did that to your dog and freaked it out.
They’re reminding you to please not pollute.
If Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear teamed up, they would be unstoppable.
Who?
It’s the least they could give
I walked outside and people were talking. Why do they talk?
Awwwwwww, that’s so cute
hoot hoot
hoot’s there?
If they are twit-twoo owls, listen to where the sounds come from, it will be from a pair, with one going twit and the other going too.
Cuz they’re having a good time.
When you hear them hoot at night that means they spotted the demons coming for your soul.
To show people they give one.
