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Time out fiddling. This was one of two Boobooks we accidentally flushed from their roost trees at Myalben. Unusual to see one in profile, and not really what I would expect.
These owls are usually nocturnal, but may resort to hunting for food during the day if the weather has been bad.
(Ninox novaeseelandiae)
Louise Jennison
Edition of 100
February, 2010
A 21 X 15cm B&W double-sided zine with a green thread tie. A foldout zine of a Southern boobook owl.
Wamboin, NSW, Australia.
This is one of 2 Boobooks that have temporarily moved in. They have been roosting in the same tree every night - not sure what they're hunting for around here, but their diet varies from insects or arthropods, small mammals (including bats), small birds, lizards, even frogs (certainly plenty of those around our creek and pond). They have been known to take insects in flight.
A beautiful bird to handle. Very calm and almost inquisitive. The bird had a little nibble of the calipers as I measured its bill.
Our banding station is in the carport so we can stay dry.
Taken at Bicentennial Park, Homebush. Wouldn't have noticed this guy except he was being mobbed by Brown Thornbills. Told a few other birders up at the bird hide about him, and when I passed by an hour or so later, he was still there, with about 10-15 people below looking/photographing him.
On Sunday we found a juvenile native owl, Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook), wandering around in our front yard in northern Sydney. It seemed somewhat disorientated and possibly half starved. To make matters worse the entire neighbourhood of those awful, awful Indian Mynas (Acridotheres tristis) was attacking it and making a huge fuss and noise. This owl is about the size of a small chicken and is Australia's most common found over much of the country. Those horrible mynas have to be truly one of the worst introduced bird in existence.
After calling WIRES, I kept watch while a team was sent over to collect it. It will be checked by a vet, fed and released back in the same area at night in a few days. If you care about native animals like I do WIRES is an excellent charity to donate to. It's run by volunteers specifically to rescue sick, injured or orphaned native* animals in New South Wales.
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* In NSW it's WIRES for native animals and RSPCA for domestic animals.
Southern Boobook - Ninox boobook [more of this species]
Date: November 21, 2004
Location: Terrick Terrick [more at this location]
Country: Australia
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Southern Boobook - Ninox boobook [more of this species]
Date: November 21, 2004
Location: Terrick Terrick [more at this location]
Country: Australia
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This is a shot I've been meaning to dig out for a while.
This owl was roosting on our veranda for a while. When we opened the doors to go out it would flap off into the tree and send all the other birds crazy. It left after about a week. It was a thrill while it lasted. I think it must have been a young one looking for a territory.
Southern Boobook - Ninox boobook [more of this species]
Date: September 18, 2004
Location: Lake Hindmarsh [more at this location]
Country: Australia
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Southern Boobook, Ninox Novaeseelandiae. Poor thing was hounded from sunup to sundown by a pack of annoying noisy miners.