{"id":2134,"date":"2011-04-23T19:10:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T23:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/origin-of-owl-on-historic-lowndes-county-court-house-paige-dukes.html"},"modified":"2011-04-23T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T23:10:30","slug":"origin-of-owl-on-historic-lowndes-county-court-house-paige-dukes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/origin-of-owl-on-historic-lowndes-county-court-house-paige-dukes.html","title":{"rendered":"Origin of owl on Historic Lowndes County Court House &mdash;Paige Dukes"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5647768424\/in\/set-72157626437471175\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5105\/5647768424_62e35365b5_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nThat owl on the top of the Lowndes County Courthouse:\nwhere did it come from?\nAs the owl watched,\nGretchen Quarterman asked County Clerk Paige Dukes.\n<p>\nQ: &#8220;So Paige, why is the owl up there?&#8221;\n<p>\nA: &#8220;The owl is up there to deter any of the pigeons in the area\nfrom flying into the courthouse.&#8221;\n<p align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5647780994\/in\/set-72157626437471175\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\"  src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5105\/5647780994_eb00281147_z.jpg\"><\/a>\n<p>\nThe owl has been on the courthouse since 2007.  More details in\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=udY-SjqtiFc\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/udY-SjqtiFc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nOrigin of owl on Historic Lowndes County Court House &mdash;Paige Dukes\n<br>\nThe owl on the top of the Historic Lowndes County Court House,\n<br>\nexplained by County Clerk Paige Dukes and County Manager Joe Pritchard\n<br>\nat the County Offices, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 April 2011.\n<br>\nPictures and videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman\n<br>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"That owl on the top of the Lowndes County Courthouse: where did it come from? As the owl watched, Gretchen Quarterman asked County Clerk Paige Dukes. 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