The Monk Bridge Owls and other owls

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Cardiarms
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They can be seen on prewar photos of Monk Bridge on Whitehall Road but disappeared during or after the war. Where did they go?I stumbled on this website though:http://leedsowltrail.web.officelive.com/default.aspxSee the owl detectives page, are there any others we can find?    

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Owl trivia time The twit twoo call is wrongly thought to be the call of one owl.It's actually "ke-wick" and is the male Tawny Owl calling out for the female, when you hear the ''hoo-hoo-oooo'' it's his lady friend answering back!Aww bless
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You been watching QI again, Phill?

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Si wrote: You been watching QI again, Phill? No.. I'm lucky enough to live over Gledhow Valley woods, I hear and see them regular, Just out of interest i had a little look on the net to see what they were all about.I like them
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Phill_dvsn wrote: Si wrote: You been watching QI again, Phill? No.. I'm lucky enough to live over Gledhow Valley woods, I hear and see them regular, Just out of interest i had a little look on the net to see what they were all about.I like them Just wondered. They mentioned it on the programme once. Another QI animal noise fact, is the "knee-deep" call associated with frogs. Apparently, the only frog in the world to make this sound lives in southern California. A recording of them was used in many early Hollywood films, and so the call became a generic sound for frogs everywhere!    

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I've seen thread hijacks in my time but to get from Monk Bridge to Southern Californian frogs in Hollywood films, in four moves, has to be the best! ;-D

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Cardiarms wrote: I've seen thread hijacks in my time but to get from Monk Bridge to Southern Californian frogs in Hollywood films, in four moves, has to be the best! ;-D Sorry about that!I'm now busy looking for owls on Leodis! My apologies!

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Si wrote: Cardiarms wrote: I've seen thread hijacks in my time but to get from Monk Bridge to Southern Californian frogs in Hollywood films, in four moves, has to be the best! ;-D Sorry about that!I'm now busy looking for owls on Leodis! My apologies! Twas my fault methinks
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Cardiarms wrote: I've seen thread hijacks in my time but to get from Monk Bridge to Southern Californian frogs in Hollywood films, in four moves, has to be the best! ;-D It's all those interconecting tunnels Phill dug upbtw: local Barn Owl on the roof above open Bedroom window at 3am really is a rude awakening!

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There used to be an owl (not real) in the Merrion Centre, on the ledge near the old Odeon cinema. I think it was there to scare the pigeons out of the place.
Sit thissen dahn an' tell us abaht it.

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