Hi all, I am in Pinellas County, Florida. On a survey of a recent site that is up in the air as to conservation versus development, I spotted what I thought were two Great Horned Owls. I will put a photo below. they were calling back and forth and then met each other on a dead tree. So, I am wondering whether this was a male and a female or whether male Great Horned Owls are tolerant of each other or preparing to fight?
They sometimes make duets, you can see (and hear) a lot of examples in Xeno-canto:
https://www.xeno-canto.org/explore?query=great%20horned%20owl
What a great observation! Very admirable… I hear owls at night frequently around my neighborhood, but only rarely manage to see one and I’ve not been able to photo one at all.
That was an interesting set of recordings for multiple owls. I am trying to compare the sounds to what we sometimes hear at night. Thank you for this resource !