Owls .......

6 July - A beautiful, calm evening after the stormy weekend, and a trip to an unspecified corner of the Water Park produced not one, but two, species of Owl - firstly, my maiden Little Owl of 2020 peering out at me from the gable of a barn (with a second, later, perched on a nearby building), then, an amazing view of a Barn Owl that was hunting over the pit margins in full sunlight at 8.15pm. an hour before sunset - presumably hungry after a couple of very windy nights - which proceeded to fly very close to me carrying rodent prey, backlit against the setting sun. A memorable combination and experience. It's been a good few days for Owls as a squeaky juvenile Tawny Owl has been vocal outside the house at dusk for the last few evenings.