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Barn owl
Twice in three days a Barn Owl has been seen in our garden, first by
one of the team and today by Raymond. We hope the owl, whether he/she, may be thinking of nesting in the little spinney at the end of the car park and behind the Temple in the small garden. We've got Tawnys in the churchyard but know that Matthew, Ray's son living in the cottage, has heard Barn Owls in the past. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Malcolm" wrote in message ... Barn Owl's nest in holes, Sacha. In old buildings or large trees. They also take very readily to nestboxes. Your local wildlife trust would, I'm sure, advise you on size and position - and might even provide a box for you and advise where it could be erected. A small tea chest (do they still exist, I wonder?) is about the right size. - Malcolm Sacha - please take as much care as is in your power with the "human" rodent control methods used in your vacinity. Many poisons used are not compatible with healthy owls. Best leaving it to the owls to do do any control. Beautiful animals - you are so lucky to be a possible chosen host - good luck (:-) Pete |
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Barn owl
On 2014-02-25 18:01:24 +0000, Malcolm said:
In article , sacha writes Twice in three days a Barn Owl has been seen in our garden, first by one of the team and today by Raymond. We hope the owl, whether he/she, may be thinking of nesting in the little spinney at the end of the car park and behind the Temple in the small garden. We've got Tawnys in the churchyard but know that Matthew, Ray's son living in the cottage, has heard Barn Owls in the past. Barn Owl's nest in holes, Sacha. In old buildings or large trees. They also take very readily to nestboxes. Your local wildlife trust would, I'm sure, advise you on size and position - and might even provide a box for you and advise where it could be erected. A small tea chest (do they still exist, I wonder?) is about the right size. We have had a collection box here for decades for the Barn Owl Trust and did ask them about putting up nest boxes. The man who came to look advised against it, partly because of the Tawnys, iirc. It was a long time ago, so I may have forgotten some of it. There are several large trees in that area of the garden - Redwoods - so they might go for one of those, if the trees in the spinney aren't sturdy enough. Today, Ray was under the impression the rooks were objecting to the owl's presence so that might drive it away, especially if it was looking at one of the trees near them that isn't a redwood but one of the oaks or remaining conifers. I can't think of any old, undisturbed, unoccupied buildings that might suit, though. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 2014-02-26 07:34:00 +0000, Malcolm said:
In article , Sacha writes On 2014-02-25 18:01:24 +0000, Malcolm said: In article , sacha writes Twice in three days a Barn Owl has been seen in our garden, first by one of the team and today by Raymond. We hope the owl, whether he/she, may be thinking of nesting in the little spinney at the end of the car park and behind the Temple in the small garden. We've got Tawnys in the churchyard but know that Matthew, Ray's son living in the cottage, has heard Barn Owls in the past. Barn Owl's nest in holes, Sacha. In old buildings or large trees. They also take very readily to nestboxes. Your local wildlife trust would, I'm sure, advise you on size and position - and might even provide a box for you and advise where it could be erected. A small tea chest (do they still exist, I wonder?) is about the right size. We have had a collection box here for decades for the Barn Owl Trust and did ask them about putting up nest boxes. The man who came to look advised against it, partly because of the Tawnys, iirc. It was a long time ago, so I may have forgotten some of it. There are several large trees in that area of the garden - Redwoods - so they might go for one of those, if the trees in the spinney aren't sturdy enough. Today, Ray was under the impression the rooks were objecting to the owl's presence so that might drive it away, especially if it was looking at one of the trees near them that isn't a redwood but one of the oaks or remaining conifers. I can't think of any old, undisturbed, unoccupied buildings that might suit, though. The Barn Owl Trust are a good source of information, though we have Tawny and Barn Owls nesting quite near each other without apparent problems. Trees are only good for breeding if they have decent cavities, where a branch has broken off or at the top of the trunk, though my limited experience of Redwoods suggests this is not common in them. However, they are probably dense enough to provide a daytime roosting place, though Barn Owls prefer holes for that too, so it is quite likely that the bird you are seeing has a hole where it spends the day, which could also be a nesting site if large enough. Thanks, Malcolm, we'll keep our eyes and ears open. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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