That burrow owl is a DAREDEVIL! I hope he/she has enough sense not to stick it head out of the “Mixer”
But thats cool, I know very little about them other than the song. Never seen one in real life, but thats prolly because they are camouflagey and no where near where I live.
Great horns, Barred, Screech, Barn are pretty common if your outdoorsy here in the Northeast/Mid
I’ve been to a few places that had them, but the only one I ever caught out of its burrow was at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, and he looked very mad I caught him! It gave me such a dirty look.
I wanted to go see them in Florida when I was there in the fall, but I ran out of time, it was pretty far from where we were. Next time…
Shit I spent a month in the woods in FLA and never saw one. Wild boar, deer, coyotes, gators, osprey, and a few great horned/barn owls. No burrows :(
We did hear a Panther one night, it was scoping out our camp. They cry like a human baby its creepy AF at 0300 in the middle of the night in Ocala state forest.
I wanted to go to Cape Coral to see them. They’re readily accessible to see, and they have maps of the burrows. I hear the public library is the best place to go. The city seems to take great pride in them and do a lot to keep them safe and undisturbed.
I see some photos that a portion of the Florida burrowing owls have different eyes than ones anywhere else. They are also the mascot of Florida Atlantic University, though they are trying to evict a burrow to expand the dorms, which seems a bit hypocritical…
There’s some cool looking stuff there! I will have to keep this in mind. Thanks!
Most online talk I see about Cape Coral is somewhere in between meh and suburban dystopia, so it doesn’t sound like it has much to offer other than the owls. This is why I didnt drag my wife the 3 hours there from Tampa where we were staying. We stuck to the Tampa ZooQuarium instead. They had some owls, no burrowing though.
And Tampa is a nice area, I lived in Sarasota for a bit. I wouldn’t waste 6 hours unless on a charter boat fishing!
And they have so many adventures, they used to have was a urban camping adventure. I doubt they still have it how insane the drugs have gotten.
I did a hybrid hiking and canoeing. I’ll have to dig out my journal I know the mileage was insane but we were all about 15-17 years old. I think I was the oldest. So no pain in the mornings, not like now lol
If I did it again, and I will I would do the desert or snowshoe. Something completely foreign to me.
We had a really great time. We rented a convertible and drove all around in Tampa, over to everywhere between Tarpons Springs and Fort DeSoto, and took a day trip up north a bit to Panasoffkee to do the gator fan boat tour. We did take a half day fishing trip on the Gulf, but we got there during a rare cold spell, which was still nice to us coming from PA, but we caught 5 tiny fish between the 2 of us.
I’m guessing urban camping is technically illegal in a lot of places now as an anti-homeless measure. As sad as it is, learning safe urban camping skills might not be a bad thing to teach younger people as wealth inequality continues to increase and the job market gets weirder and home values keep reaching unattainable heights… 😐
I’m with you on doing something totally out there. I just took a private sailing lesson for the first time last week and that was mindblowing. Once I got shown the basics, I was shocked how instinctive and natural it felt. I thought it would be somewhat physically demanding and tricky to keep the wind, but it was so peaceful and there was so much feedback from the boat it was like it was telling me what I had to do. One of my favorite recent experiences.
As for the urban camping it was the late 80’s early 90’s so it was a lot simplier then for pulling off that adventure.
Sailing eh? I would love to give that a go. Not in the best place for it on the border of VA and WV. But we have great mountains and moonshine!
The other adventure I want to give a go before I’m too old is a tear drop trailer and hit all 50 states. Low dough, LP tank stove and hit the grocery stores. Planet Fitness membership to get showers and just roll for year. Spend a season in Slab City. Go live on a Res in the Dakotas (I have enough Native to qualify). Hang out w/ the Cajuns for a spell. Just soak in all that this country has to offer :)
That burrow owl is a DAREDEVIL! I hope he/she has enough sense not to stick it head out of the “Mixer”
But thats cool, I know very little about them other than the song. Never seen one in real life, but thats prolly because they are camouflagey and no where near where I live.
Great horns, Barred, Screech, Barn are pretty common if your outdoorsy here in the Northeast/Mid
I’ve been to a few places that had them, but the only one I ever caught out of its burrow was at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, and he looked very mad I caught him! It gave me such a dirty look.
I wanted to go see them in Florida when I was there in the fall, but I ran out of time, it was pretty far from where we were. Next time…
Shit I spent a month in the woods in FLA and never saw one. Wild boar, deer, coyotes, gators, osprey, and a few great horned/barn owls. No burrows :(
We did hear a Panther one night, it was scoping out our camp. They cry like a human baby its creepy AF at 0300 in the middle of the night in Ocala state forest.
Other than that I loved that trip.
Ooo that sounds like a good adventure!
I wanted to go to Cape Coral to see them. They’re readily accessible to see, and they have maps of the burrows. I hear the public library is the best place to go. The city seems to take great pride in them and do a lot to keep them safe and undisturbed.
I see some photos that a portion of the Florida burrowing owls have different eyes than ones anywhere else. They are also the mascot of Florida Atlantic University, though they are trying to evict a burrow to expand the dorms, which seems a bit hypocritical…
Check out “Outward Bound” they have adventures like this for all ages and all over the world. You won’t regret it!
Cape Coral, I think I’ve been there when I was a young kid. Of course you never appreciate that until you get older, youth is wasted on the young…
I was planning a road trip, listening to Stuart, seeing a burrow owl while sucking down a cold Coors light (barf) might be my old man trifecta!
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But seriously look into Outward Bound, they have 3 day courses out to 6 months. I did a 30 day in Florida. We had Thanksgiving in the woods :)
Oooo…dogsledding adventure! 😄
There’s some cool looking stuff there! I will have to keep this in mind. Thanks!
Most online talk I see about Cape Coral is somewhere in between meh and suburban dystopia, so it doesn’t sound like it has much to offer other than the owls. This is why I didnt drag my wife the 3 hours there from Tampa where we were staying. We stuck to the Tampa ZooQuarium instead. They had some owls, no burrowing though.
And Tampa is a nice area, I lived in Sarasota for a bit. I wouldn’t waste 6 hours unless on a charter boat fishing!
And they have so many adventures, they used to have was a urban camping adventure. I doubt they still have it how insane the drugs have gotten.
I did a hybrid hiking and canoeing. I’ll have to dig out my journal I know the mileage was insane but we were all about 15-17 years old. I think I was the oldest. So no pain in the mornings, not like now lol
If I did it again, and I will I would do the desert or snowshoe. Something completely foreign to me.
Dog sledding does sound pretty amazing too :)
We had a really great time. We rented a convertible and drove all around in Tampa, over to everywhere between Tarpons Springs and Fort DeSoto, and took a day trip up north a bit to Panasoffkee to do the gator fan boat tour. We did take a half day fishing trip on the Gulf, but we got there during a rare cold spell, which was still nice to us coming from PA, but we caught 5 tiny fish between the 2 of us.
I’m guessing urban camping is technically illegal in a lot of places now as an anti-homeless measure. As sad as it is, learning safe urban camping skills might not be a bad thing to teach younger people as wealth inequality continues to increase and the job market gets weirder and home values keep reaching unattainable heights… 😐
I’m with you on doing something totally out there. I just took a private sailing lesson for the first time last week and that was mindblowing. Once I got shown the basics, I was shocked how instinctive and natural it felt. I thought it would be somewhat physically demanding and tricky to keep the wind, but it was so peaceful and there was so much feedback from the boat it was like it was telling me what I had to do. One of my favorite recent experiences.
Sound like it was a great trip!
As for the urban camping it was the late 80’s early 90’s so it was a lot simplier then for pulling off that adventure.
Sailing eh? I would love to give that a go. Not in the best place for it on the border of VA and WV. But we have great mountains and moonshine!
The other adventure I want to give a go before I’m too old is a tear drop trailer and hit all 50 states. Low dough, LP tank stove and hit the grocery stores. Planet Fitness membership to get showers and just roll for year. Spend a season in Slab City. Go live on a Res in the Dakotas (I have enough Native to qualify). Hang out w/ the Cajuns for a spell. Just soak in all that this country has to offer :)