NOTE: This post is a duplication of the original here in the Military forum. I moved this sub-thread to keep from disrupting the intent of the original thread. So this is now the place for additional Burrowing Owl at Chino replies. There is a placemark in the original Fouga CM-170 Magister Collection, so no point duplicating it here.


I visited Planes of Fame today with Delta102. There's one newer plane further east that does not show up in the older imagery. It may well be there for refurbishment.



Later we walked around to the three in a row that are still in the same place as in the GE imagery. We looked a bit closer and the northernmost of the planes seems to have taken on a boarder.


It's a beautiful little Burrowing Owl .



So now the journey has turned into a bit of nature study. Viewing some older pictures of the same planes it appears that the owl uses the access hatch as a perch, and often stays there. Burrowing Owls live in underground burrows, but could this one have moved into the jet age and be living inside the plane? Next time out there, we're going to collect a few of the regurgitated pellets and try to detect what the diet has been.

That Owl is the most miraculous flying machine at "Planes of Fame" or at any other aircraft museum!

Great pictures!

What we need, however, are photos of Delta102 picking up regurgitated bird pellets, sniffing them, and perhaps taking a taste or two!

When that happens, of course a highly accurate placemark of the site of that action would be desirable so the spot can be avoided by all!

Hahaha - great story, Hill!!! Love the look on the owl's face..."Back off, humans!" I can't wait to read the verdict after the owl-barf inspection. Boy, what some people do with their spare time...

Diane

That owl is a rare sight! Especially being out during the day. And i'd also like to see pix of the bird poop taste test lol.

Well Jim.. we eat at Flo's when at Chino..Great Hundred Dollar hamburger
But we did see a Piaggio P-180 Avanti taking off..

Jack pot ! We found just what were was looking for.It was immediately sent to Hill's secret lab hidden away in the foothills of the Sierra Madras for further examination.



Edit: The entire process was being observed by Edgar.

OK, now wait a minute, you guys. That looks like cat poop to me. I should know...there's some in the litter box right now!

I hope he washed his hands before he had one of those $100.00 burgers or is that what they make them with

The Web is such a great place:

An Owl's Bowels

Do It Yourself Owl Foul!!

I expect this from Hill, a confessed Scatalogist!!

But I am waiting for that photo of Delta102 with caca in hand!

I'm not Camera Friendly..And you know how much that stuffs worth on the black market.Hill locked it right away in the moble vault.