For the past two weeks we have been following the fortunes of a pair of Tawny Owls nesting in a wood close to where we live. Two chicks left the nest and were seen on the ground but after a couple of days got airborne - just as well as a fox would welcome a meal.
Finding the adults is hard work but they are usually close to the trunks of the Beech trees or, as here, in a Scots Pine. Not surprisingly they prefer to roost in the pines when it is windy as there's more shelter. They have an amusing way of closing their eyes as though they don't see you but they they certainly do as they as always facing you!
Finding the adults is hard work but they are usually close to the trunks of the Beech trees or, as here, in a Scots Pine. Not surprisingly they prefer to roost in the pines when it is windy as there's more shelter. They have an amusing way of closing their eyes as though they don't see you but they they certainly do as they as always facing you!
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