Unacceptable Rypstra
05 05 2021 Z63zzz (WS) What's Next
The next instalment of a Barred Owl at a local park this past spring can be viewed at the following link: youtu.be/Ml8--M3mfT8
In this episode, two different Barred Owls in the same park are repeatedly dive bombed by an American Robin whose nest is nearby. The Robin was moving so fast, it wasn't possible to catch a still shot of the moment, so the thumbnail and first picture were captured from the video.
To continue this magical morning's story; after the two owls allopreened, (I'll probably upload one more picture of this later), the one owl moved off up the branch and the lower owl reached out and grabbed it's tail and almost made it fall.
Then it left and sat down in the undergrowth near the creek where a crayfish was quickly caught. It had barely made headway into eating it when the second owl joined in. The first one backed off, and let the second owl finish the meal. All this occurred in a spot that was impossible to photograph.
While the one owl ate, the other flew to a favourite perch: an overhanging stump by the creek where in relative short order it swooped down and caught another crayfish. When it landed on the bridge railing right in front of us, I was caught flat-footed, and didn't change my settings fast enough from video mode before it took it's catch elsewhere to eat in peace.
That brings us to today's upload. Crayfish eaten, the male was the first to land on this Maple Tree branch which overlooks the creek, where it tried to resume hunting in spite of the pesky male Robin's interference. It was later joined by the second owl, and more allopreening commenced (photos and video forthcoming). I'll conclude the story when I upload that link, hopefully sometime this month.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
05 05 2021 Z63zzz (WS) What's Next
The next instalment of a Barred Owl at a local park this past spring can be viewed at the following link: youtu.be/Ml8--M3mfT8
In this episode, two different Barred Owls in the same park are repeatedly dive bombed by an American Robin whose nest is nearby. The Robin was moving so fast, it wasn't possible to catch a still shot of the moment, so the thumbnail and first picture were captured from the video.
To continue this magical morning's story; after the two owls allopreened, (I'll probably upload one more picture of this later), the one owl moved off up the branch and the lower owl reached out and grabbed it's tail and almost made it fall.
Then it left and sat down in the undergrowth near the creek where a crayfish was quickly caught. It had barely made headway into eating it when the second owl joined in. The first one backed off, and let the second owl finish the meal. All this occurred in a spot that was impossible to photograph.
While the one owl ate, the other flew to a favourite perch: an overhanging stump by the creek where in relative short order it swooped down and caught another crayfish. When it landed on the bridge railing right in front of us, I was caught flat-footed, and didn't change my settings fast enough from video mode before it took it's catch elsewhere to eat in peace.
That brings us to today's upload. Crayfish eaten, the male was the first to land on this Maple Tree branch which overlooks the creek, where it tried to resume hunting in spite of the pesky male Robin's interference. It was later joined by the second owl, and more allopreening commenced (photos and video forthcoming). I'll conclude the story when I upload that link, hopefully sometime this month.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.