Posts Tagged ‘barn owl’
Cheeky barn owl spotted retreating to rabbit hole to escape noisy brood
Sometimes we all need a bit of peace and quiet. But gamekeepers in the Lammermuirs were astonished when this male barn owl was spotted retreating to a disused rabbit hole everyday for some downtime away from his chicks. The owl is father to a brood of chicks nesting 200 yards down the valley in a…
Read MoreA love affair with wild life and the barn owl
Jim Crumley is one of the country’s premier wildlife writers and this small but perfectly formed book shows why. The writer looks back on his ethereal encounters with the barn owl and its aptly heart-shaped face, which he has always cherished as part of his life-long affiliation with nature. Even living in Dundee as a…
Read MoreA happy ending as Otto the owl takes to the air
A young owl brought back from the brink by gamekeepers has been found flourishing after being released successfully back into the wild in Angus. The barn owl, nicknamed Otto by its rescuers, was discovered on ground at the edge of a garden, lying beside its dead sibling. When gamekeepers found the weak owl, they feared…
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