Sounds a little fishy to me. Like two burglars sending signals. "Beth is still up. Let's meet back here in an hour."
If you listen to about 10 seconds till the end, he really "huffs it up." When I first heard him I thought a dog was barking. (Also didn't see any cats or raccoons on the driveway, lol.)
It does sound a little like a dog, a puppy. One that doesn't quite have his bark perfected yet. But I agree. It's an owl.
I went on this site that has the calls and pics of all 12 owl species in Texas, and could not find a match with the call. The closest is the Barred Owl (just in tone), but I'm not certain that's right. Ruling out the high-pitched screechers, it could be: Great Horned Owl Long-Eared Owl Barred Owl
Beth's owl was in MY woods a couple of weeks back. And I thought it was a dog at first and was going to check to see if my neighbor didn't forget about it again. (It has been done) But then I recognized it as a barred owl. Although I am not really sure if that is the type either. (maybe they are gmo?).I am glad he didn't look in my window. Your long eared owl sounds like someone is playing an indian trick on us.
I think we have chickadees in the chickadee house! Saw one go in 4 times today. Chickadees are stealth nest builders. While bluebirds hang at the doorway of their houses like show-offs, the chickadees swoop in and swoop out. You have to really concentrate to ever see them. I guess when you're the little guys on the block you have to take more precautions.
Another bird nest above the outdoor light fixture out in the country. I was going to make a shelf somewhere farther away from the door but forgot about it. Too late now. 3/19/24 Another Eastern Phoebe nest. I feel sorry for them. They always make a nest in the goat barn. The black snakes always get them. But they keep trying. They do 2 nests per year. Maybe I'll get something up for the next nest. No takers on the bluebird nest in town. Not sure about the chickadees. I'm not disappointed. Plenty of work to keep busy this summer.
I, too, get a bird nest every year above one of the floodlight fixtures on my garage. I also get one on the elbow of a downspout. I did take out the bush by my driveway that I've been prevented from removing in the past because the bird nests beat me to it.
The light on the porch keeps the nests warm in the cool spring months. Smart birds. I would have taken out the hedge earlier last year except for possible open nesting birds in it.
Changed from mulch blade to lift blade on the cordless mower. It's supposed to be used with a bagger, but I've never used a bag and don't ever plan to. It shut down a couple times where the ryegrass was very tall (18") and thick. It rained yesterday so the grass is also juicy. Lots of grass build up under the deck. This blade works better on fine tall grass at a high cutting height (7"). This much mowing took 3/5 bars on the battery. All this information doesn't really mean much, because this ryegrass is unlike any other I've ever mowed. The dirt pile is almost gone.
Do you really have sheep? I don't remember you mentioning them before, but I miss a lot here. Or are you pulling my leg?