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A friend of mine used to live on Kodiak Island (AK) and had a boreal owl that watched TV through their kitchen window. Once the TV came on after dark it showed up on the same perch and was obviously watching the movement. I have sandhill cranes that hang out on my lawn every summer. There is one picture window with a low enough sash that they can see the TV...I've caught a couple of them watching it in the evening before it gets dark. Again, they are focused on the moving images.
That's cool! I didn't realize there was a large owl that would make a nest that low to the ground. That's gotta be a pretty big window box! Especially come branching/fledging time.
@Cida what an amazing story and videos! Thank you for sharing
The man is going to be sad to see them fledge and leave - I sure would be - I don’t like it when my Barn Swallows and Purple Martins leave for the winter.
Those precious eyes peering thru the window at him and his tv are just about too much to bear
That's cool! I didn't realize there was a large owl that would make a nest that low to the ground. That's gotta be a pretty big window box! Especially come branching/fledging time.
A friend of mine used to live on Kodiak Island (AK) and had a boreal owl that watched TV through their kitchen window. Once the TV came on after dark it showed up on the same perch and was obviously watching the movement. I have sandhill cranes that hang out on my lawn every summer. There is one picture window with a low enough sash that they can see the TV...I've caught a couple of them watching it in the evening before it gets dark. Again, they are focused on the moving images.
You know, there are psychological experiments (with, I think, pigeons - or was it monkeys?) with a work/reward set-up, where the animal will work in order to have something to look at.
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