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This was the winter that never came. The only notable issue in this case is time. The photo is captured in early March. On these latitudes Tawny Owls should be laying their eggs this time of the year, but these chicks are four or five weeks old and almost capable to fly.
Barred owl, Strix varia
A short trip to Ottawa bring this opportunity in photographing this magnificent owl
I really enjoyed sitting into the forest listening to the Tawny Owls call to each other - two individuals came to our hide on this night - we could see them sitting in trees on opposite sides of the clearing - they took it in turns to come in. Perhaps an established pair.
The LED lighting in the hide was much improved this time - much more even.
A veces las cosas no salen como uno espera, después de muchas horas de campo y de detectar los lugares preferidos de este Cárabo ( Strix aluco) no tengo manera de dar con él. Lo peor de todo es que tengo la sensación de que me ha estado viendo cada vez que he ido a buscarlo.
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Sometimes things don't go as expected, after many hours in the field and detecting the favourite places of this Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) I have no way of finding it. The worst of all is that I have the feeling that it has been watching me every time I have gone to look for it.
USAF Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II 11-5731 of 67th Special Operations Squadron based at RAF Mildenhall passes above Dinas Mawddwy in the Mach Loop, Wales.
Strix uralensis (nw)
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Barred owls nested in my neighborhood again this year, but I never figured out where the nest was located. We frequently heard the pair calling, and at times the male would spend the day sleeping in a pine tree along the edge of my front yard. Sometimes small birds or crows would discover it there and raise quite a fuss for a while, but the owl seemed quite content to just ignore all the attention and stay there rather than relocate to another place. Once the pair had hungry mouths to feed, it was not unusual to see one of the birds in my yard hunting during daylight hours. During those times, the small birds would really raise hell (especially the robins), and on a couple of occasions I saw the owl flying away carrying a bird in its talons and getting chased and chastised by the angry mob of small birds.
The four barred owl shots posted today were taken during one of those daylight hunting forays. The owl was exceedingly unconcerned by me approaching it with my camera and I was able to get quite close. These shots were taken as the bird sat on the pole on the edge of my woods with the nest box where screech owls used to nest. The screech owls have not been seen since the barred owls moved into the neighborhood a few years ago. As the owl sat on the post, it alternated between alertly scanning the area for something it might catch and falling asleep. I came to the conclusion that feeding hungry youngsters sometimes required overtime hours in order to meet their needs, and that the tired parent was really wanting to get some sleep rather than spend more time on food duty.
The Ural Owl is a medium-sized nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia. The Ural Owl is smaller than the Great Grey Owl, and much larger than the Tawny Owl, which it superficially resembles.
This bird is captive bred at the Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre, Kington, Herefordshire. My thanks to Alice and Diana for their kind assistance.
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