Jo, I am amazed at your talent for teaching, love of nature, love of the video camera, beautiful voice, and patience.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

5 жыл бұрын

Now if that isn't sweet praise, I don't know what would be, Edie! Thank you.

@Youneverknow222

Жыл бұрын

She's one of the best on KZread. Mybackyardbirding is also good!!!!

The title should say “BEAUTIFULLY NARRATED” ! Jo Alwood has such a warm voice. I love how she speaks in a calm and natural way, so relaxing! A greats difference from the strident robotical voices used for KZread videos. I am not talking about the artificial voices, but of very active young human narrators that narrate videos monotonically, loudly, and at full speed, they seemed to be out of The Simpsons.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

2 жыл бұрын

"BEAUTIFULLY NARRATED"? Thank you for that sweet compliment. And how well you described many young KZreadrs. Their info is often excellent, but they make my ears hurt.

Cutest kind of owl and bird and girl has got a gorgeous and espressive speaking voice

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Annarita. At eighty, I'm not what you'd cll a "girl" anymore ... but I wish I was! 😏

My mom and I just heard these owls for the first time up north! Their calls were echoing all over our street, and they flew all over our block without making a sound of wings. Absolutely beautiful creatures. Thank you so much for this video!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

2 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to hear that you and your mom had such a wonderful experience. I know what a thrill it was because I’ve been there. I also have videos up about great horned owls and one comparing great horned to barred owls-in case those might interest you.

Such a lovely call; we hear them fairly frequently & then, silence, if we hope to get a glimpse. All the more wonderful!🦉🧡

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

I doubt if they intend to tease you, but in practice, that’s the outcome.

Such a cute owl couple. Great video, footage and narration. Nice showing the Mississippi and the boat (barge). Thanks, Joe.

I would like to see and hear the hooting of an Eastern Screech Owl! I have heard them in movies and TV. I did hear a Western Screech Owl a long time ago in Southern California! EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANKS FOR SHARING! R.K. 4/20/2022.

Such a calming presentation... The narration of To Kill a Mockingbird came into my head.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. ☺️

Very nice...and I have to say...you should do audio books. You have the tempered voice and cadence of speaking. Very soothing and uplifting...NICE.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

What a nice compliment, Thomas. Thank you.(I'm pretty content doing what I'm already doing, though.)

Beautiful narrative. Thank you.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thanks for the compliment.

I Love the narration.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. That's nice to hear. And I hope you'll check out some of the other 300 films I've got up. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

too cute!! i've never seen one in person. i love how they hide themselves so quickly!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well, like I said, you could walk past one's tree dozens of times without seeing the owl. If you have lots of mature trees and some water nearby, you might consider putting up a box. That used to work for us occasionally--until a pair of Great Horned Owls moved into our woods. They would eat Screech Owls.

I actually just walked outside our home in Northfield MA and heard one!. Too cool! It was like 7 PM in early December..

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

You lucky sonufagun! They are so much fun to hear, and it's been years since I've heard one. I hope you get to hear him again--often, in fact.

Your videos are amazing!! You are blessed to be able to find all these different Owls!!! It's not easy lol!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We are blessed to have owls in the woods near our suburban house. This last week I've been lucky enough to film a juvenile Great Horned Owl that looks like it's been out of the nest for at least a month--pretty decent flier by now. Seeing him is a privilege.

Thank you so much!!

The source of my favorite nighttime sound. I have heard them many times, but I have yet to see one, a testament to just how nearly perfect their camouflage is.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

We used to hear them--until a pair of Great Horned Owls moved in 14 years ago. Then it was time for the Screech Owls to skedaddle. 🥲 One summer evening when my granddaughter was maybe five years old, one of them whinnied, and she came running to me on the patio, big-eyed, exclaiming, "A horsie, a horsie." I was sorry to have to tell her it wasn't a horse.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I understand why they skipped town once the GHOs showed up. You already know this, but for those of you who don't, Great Horned Owls are most likely the single biggest threat to Screech owls. Love your videos, so please keep them coming as much as you are able.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Love to hear you love my videos, Funny you should mention to keep them coming "as much as you are able" because I've been pushing myself to do so even though I injured one eye severely on Jan. 3 and have spent most of the last six weeks in pain--and put up two movies on schedule. Now I've concluded that I should have eased up. And I may yet. But it's nice to hear your praise. Knowing that people value my movies is much of the reason I'm so dogged. My eye, by the way, is much better.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Your recovery should always be your first priority. Don't do anything else that could possibly compromise that until that is complete.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gunners_Mate_Guns Thanks for your concern. I'll probably publish on schedule this coming Tuesday, but after that I'm going to ease back,

Thank you for sharing this video.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Lonnie. Filming owls is always fun for me. Which reminds me: I just posted a movie about Short-eared Owls that you might find interesting.

What a nice video! Thank you!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for commenting.

OMG, they're incredibly cute to watch; and thanks, very interesting video!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, I know, it's so funny when they drop and even funnier when they jerk back upwards. Glad you liked it.

Thank you. I now know more about Screech Owls

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Babe. And thanks for commenting.

Precious

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

The most photographed sleeping owl in the world last year :)

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Haha. Yes, who'd suppose that drowsy birds would be so intriguing?

Wow,... beautiful work.... Jo .....Thank you,.... Love the Owls !!!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jimmi. They're like cats in a way--predatory and, despite that, cuddly.

Thank you once again, Jo. What a wonderful way to enjoy my rainy Saturday! 💕

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure to help you deal with the weather, Diane. ;-)

Cute roundlets!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, roundlets is a good description.

You do an EXCELLENT job of narration. I'm extremely jealous. ;)

Gorgeous music

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

2 жыл бұрын

Just haunting enough to fit owls, right?

@annaritaranalli1791

Жыл бұрын

Sure

I’ve been hearing the trill at night outside my window! Merlin identified it as NSO.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

Merlin can be very good at that. Glad you liked the movie. They're such cool little owls.

Nice job. I've only seen Barred Owls where I live, but i'll keep an eye out for Screech Owls.

Cute

It is my fondest wish to see one in the wild. Any owl for that matter! I do of course realize that for that to happen I must go looking. They will not present themselves to me as I sit here talking about it on You tube! There is a place nearby where there is a pond, Cypress trees and other woods, where I will go when weather permits. I'll take my binoculars and search the trees for anything that might look like the habitat of one of these little guys!!!

Lovely to watch and wonderful narration as always! Funny, if they do not see colors well, why is the red morph so striking. Such beauties! - Cathy

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the praise, Cathy. And you pose an interesting question. I'll have to ask them about it next time I see them. ;-)

This was SOOOO AWESOME. How did you get this footage?

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

It's nice to hear from you. I subscribe to your channel and drop on by every once in awhile to see what you've been posting. In fact, recently I considered asking to borrow some of your footage for one of my movies. I forget now which one it was. But you get lots of good stuff. Maybe we could partner on some films and post them on both channels.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

I forgot to tell you how I got this footage. The pair is in a tree on the outskirts of Grafton, Il., a small river town about 40 minutes from where I live. Local birders have been posting pictures of them, so I knew I could get them if I dropped by often enough on sunny afternoons.

@BackyardBirdsUS

6 жыл бұрын

I'm game for partnering. Next time you see the footage, just leave a comment.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

Will do. I'll have to find some time to look around your channel and see what might work. I'm glad to hear that the proposition appeals to you.

that's great footage. thanks.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

6 жыл бұрын

They are well worth looking it, right? I was pleased to be able to get so close.

Absolutely adorable!!! And two for the price of one! Thanks for "interrupting" my surfing of your channel to fast forward to this; it was well worth it. "Camouflage, screech owl is thy name." So true! "Vanished like a reverse Jack-in-the-box!" "Rising as if hoisted on a jerky, slow elevator!" Picture-perfect metaphors! I love it, I love it! And congrats on eliciting the flirtatious "wink." Two arms up \o/

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

4 жыл бұрын

It's fun to see you enjoy the script so much. I'm working on a new script for next Tuesday's posting and, as is usually the case at the beginning, I'm stumped for places to insert metaphors. It's a very short movie, so there isn't as much opportunity. Stay tuned to see whether I get past the writer's block.

Congrats clip is very vute

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

They don't even have to do much to be cute, do they?

@annaritaranalli1791

Жыл бұрын

England?

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

@@annaritaranalli1791 I’m puzzled. Are you asking whether these owls can be found in England?

@annaritaranalli1791

Жыл бұрын

Yes missis alwood and also if that clip was shot in england

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

Жыл бұрын

@@annaritaranalli1791 the footage was shot in the U.S. I don't know whether you have Screech Owls in England.

pulled one of these off the grill of my semi before

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

3 жыл бұрын

And I've seen a cat snag one. Too bad.

Hi Jo, I love your videos! Do you have any tips for spotting owls, of any species? I live on the east coast so there should be Great Horned, Barred, and Eastern Screech Owls in my area. But I've never seen any!

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

4 жыл бұрын

Tips, Hunter? Yes and no. They're so difficult to see but you stand a better chance if you know about their calls. (In case you haven't already seen it, check out my vid on Barred and Great Horned: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqyYvLmFm8-Tg9Y.html) Unless you have them in your neighborhood and know their calls, your best bet is to become a member of a local birding group, like Audubon. They often know where you can find these owls.

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

4 жыл бұрын

And if you don't know the Screech Owl call, check this out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/moh-0pl-qsStaNo.html

Are these owls still living there and continuing to nest?

@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they're still in a tree at the Visitor's Center of Grafton, Illinois on the River Road. AND there's a gray phase even more accessible about a hundred yards before you get to the Visitor's Center. Do you live nearby? If so, I can give you more specific directions.

@nativewizzun

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s awesome, and thank you so much for the reply! I live 14hrs away from there Near Toronto, Canada. I would love to come check them out if I’m ever in the area haha. I recently stumbled across one near me, which led me to your video when I was searching them on the web..I was juss curious, but thank you for your kind offering:)

Hard clip.to.shoot