Sometimes I feel like Marlin Perkins just sitting in the living room looking out the window. And since when does a 9" robin or a 10" blue jay take on a 20" tall owl? The owl sits calmly on the fence, surfing for mice, and the robins and jays attack him by dive bombing and pecking. Whats up with that? This bird could totally shred them, but he just ignores the harassment and continues sitting there looking for lunch. Finally, after he's had enough annoying by the smaller birds, and hasn't got a mouse, he gives up and retreats to another location. Robins and jays don't eat mice, so what do they care if he's sitting there anyway. And when I say mice, I mean lots of mice. We have lots of extras. Perhaps a good reason the owls like us I suppose. And we like them not only because they're cool birds, but also because they trim out the spares for us in the rodent department. So support your local owls, and take out a few robins and the odd jay for me if you get a chance.