I have owls in the backyard. They get up in the trees at night and screech at each other.

It can be terrifying.

That must be something to hear! The only owls I hear are the softly "whooing" kind.

The area is ringed on three sides by tall trees.

There are three owls that hang out there all the time. Three different kinds of owl.

The little guy, about 8 inches tall, is the loudest. Sounds like a woman screaming. The big one, 16-24 inches, is more The who-who type, but he screeches loud, too. Middle guy, 10-12 inches, is just loud and brown. They seem to meet up sometimes, there’s a big screaming match, and then all goes deathly quiet.

Very spooky.

I wonder what they were discussing. The same day I saw my first owl on a hike I also saw my first beaver. it was on a trail about a mile west of me & they were both by/in the creek, although not near each other.