OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — A West Omaha man built a 24-foot nest in his backyard for great horned owls. He photographs the wild birds and shares their journey with neighbors.
- When Frank and Julie Ermel built their home in 2013, they never would have imagined they would have such a nosy neighbor.
- For 13 years, a pair of great horned owls have been coming back to a custom nest Frank built.
- Ermel started sharing the owls’ nesting journey on social media, turning hundreds of curious neighbors online into invested owl-watchers.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
In the West Omaha neighborhood of Harrison Park, wildlife is closer than you think. For 13 years, a pair of great horned owls have been coming back to what one man calls “Grandpa’s owl garden,” a nest right in his backyard.
“This is Hooterville, USA,” Frank Ermel said…