On 18/11/05 11:28, in article
, "Jaques d'Alltrades"
wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Ray came in 20 minutes ago and urged me outside "quickly, quickly"! There
in the small double greenhouse, perched on a cross bar was a Short Eared
owl.
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Now, my question is, could this be the owl we've heard screeching a few
times?

I don't think so - they hoot - I've never heard of them screeching. They
also tend to be associated with moorland rather than areas with many
trees.

Your bird could have been resident, or a winter visitor.

In that case, we have three types of owl around the place - this one, the
Little Owl and whatever it is that's screeching. Lovely!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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