Owlie
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
July 12, 2019 4:23am CST
That is the name , we gave the owl who always come at any of the backyard trees in my parents’ house.
Since March this year, he keeps coming at the backyard when night comes. My sister would feed him pork liver and the like.
He seems to let us know when he is already there and us inside the house. He would hoot which is a signal for my sisters that he is already there.
One time we all go to the tree and my sister fed him with slices of pork liver. Though, after eating he flew to another tree tree. He seemed to feel shy or would want to rest already.
We named him Owlie.
He is our everyday guest at night.
Have you seen an owl in real life?
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
12 Jul 19
He seems quite tame. I would love to have a visiting owl but they are quite rare where I am - I suppose that there are no mice to be had here. I have seen owls, though. We have Little Owls which can sometimes be seen in daylight perched on fence posts and there are also plenty of owls of many different kinds in a local Raptor centre. I was once lucky enough to handle a Barn Owl which flew and landed on my hand (suitably gloved, of course) for a treat of a chicken leg which I was given to hold.
As you can tell, perhaps, I am fond of owls and I don't think them at all scary. A young Philippina friend once named me 'Lolo Kuwago'.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
12 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD Indeed - "Lolo" (because she adopted me as her grandfather) and "Kuwago", of course, because I was already and had for long been an 'Owl' - online, anyway! Perhaps in my next life I shall reincarnate as one. I may even come and hoot in your tree (and accept any chopped liver you might have) but I do have a number of other trees to visit elsewhere!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@owlwings You certainly are loved by people around you, like that Filipina who adapted you as her grandfather. Nice grandfather name " lolo kuwago".
Well, should you reincarnate into an owl, please do visit us. we will surely give you a delicious treat. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jul 19
So, that is why you adapted this myLot name of yours because you were once in a Barn Owl. It must have been a wonderful experience that the owl flew and perched on yoir gloved hand.
It must be so painful if your hands weren't with gloves.
So you have a Filipina friend. That's indeed a Tagalog term Lolo Kuwago. 
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Jul 19
I have only seen an owl at the zoo, never in my backyard anything. Owlie is such a cute name.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD I have some photos somewhere of the owl I saw at the zoo. At first, I did not know it was real and thought it was fake since it stayed still for a long time.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
14 Jul 19
@infatuatedbby Ha ha ha Owls seem to sit stil. Only their eyes move. 
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16760)
• China
12 Jul 19
Your sister is kind to Owlie,but as likely as not ,he can't be bothered to hunt the mice from now on.By the way, what type of tree does the Owlie perch on in the picture ?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jul 19
My sister loves animals as well asnplants.
I don't know the English term for this.tree though. We call it Kamias. It is a very juicy and sour fruit that we put it to make sour our simply just boiled with salt and olive oil, fish.
The fruit slices becomes so delicious to eat with fusion of the sourness to the salt and olive oil.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16760)
• China
13 Jul 19
@hereandthere Thank you for the link !I search it online, they are also distributed in south China.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@changjiangzhibin89 it is called kamias or bilimbi but according to this wikipedia article, it prefers tropical climates
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Averrhoa bilimbi Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Oxalidales Family: Oxalidaceae Genus: Averrhoa Species: A. bilimbi B
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32695)
• Calgary, Alberta
12 Jul 19
I had seen some in zoos but not in the wild. Owlie is so cute .
Do you have plans to harvest those Bilimbi fruits? Put them on a blender with water and honey, then add ice cubes, its refreshing.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
Just like you, i also saw an owl for the first time in a zoo.
Now, i have seen it near and it is Owlie.
I am happyyou suggested this refreshing drink. I told my sisters, because I am here right now at my mother's house , that you suggested this refreshing drink.
We will buy first honey , since it is already consumed completely. ANd also we will have the fruits grow bigger so it would be so juicy.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32695)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Jul 19
@hereandthere It is used for "Lemonades" in many latin countries.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
13 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD @captalbertwhisker i did notice the kamias. i didn't know you can make juice out of it.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
12 Jul 19
Yes, I had seen one; but not recently; just hear it hoot at night. Your sister is so nice to feed Owlie.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jul 19
My sister loves animals. She and his children have tsih tzus , and other breed of dogs as well as cats.
So when this owl hooted when it forat came into the backyard, she prepared.slices of meat to feed it.
From then on , the owl keeps coming back when evening comes.
Actually, i didn't know about it until one time i was there on a weekend, it hooted.
We all went to the backyard for my sister to feed it
. How i love seeinh him for the first time.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
19 Jul 19
Wow you got an owl friend there. I think when there'a an owl roaming around there are many mice/mouse around your vicinity. It's my first time seeing one that is not in a cage. I think he is also interested in you since he seemed like he is looking straight at you.
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@wolfgirl569 (106425)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD We had a barn owl for awhile that would stay in the barn.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD We have the woods behind our house. Everything seems to live in it. Lol!
I saw a snowy owl when I was a little girl. My father noticed it on the open window of my room. Those windows opened out like doors. A very rare sighting!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
Have you been to a zoo? You mean they don't have an owl there?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Jul 19
@sunrisefan Wow, that is so nice. You sjould take a photo of them when they are there and post it here.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD I've been to a zoo but I've not seen an owl there. BTW, there are 5 or 6 kinds of birds than come to our yard and almost each one of our plants (the eugenias and the green dust) have a nest :)
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
13 Jul 19
I have seen one but in a safari
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
18 Jul 19
@amitkokiladitya i also won't go near.it if it wasn't for.my sisters and nieces who came out to the bavkyard with my sister to feed it.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
18 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD omg...weren't they afraid to do so
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
16 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD very true. I'm glad I did not go near it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jul 19
We at my mother's house are all animal lovers specially my sister and his gay son.
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Jul 19
yes ma'am, though mostly we feel 'em 's they swoosh through the place.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
13 Jul 19
@SIMPLYD :) yes ma'am. don't seem 'em oft jest sittin' 'round, but one'll whiz by from time to time. like when i go out'n the dark to check horses. i can feel the rush 'f wind from their wings. sometimes see one land off'n the distance.
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