Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Hoo hoo

I was letting Bunty out for her 400th wee of the day before bed last night when I saw a movement high in the tree ( a big Elm) at the bottom of our garden alongside the main road. How happy was I when I saw that it was a Tawny Owl. It just sat quite high up, looking down at us for five minutes before flying off towards the next trees along the main road.

Although I hear them all the time from my garden this is the first I've actually seen anywhere near. I have often wondered where the birds in my village live because there aren't many woods around. They must be in one of the larger gardens without access I expect.

2 comments:

Ipin said...

Do they not get into the churchyard?

Stewart said...

Well, they hoot in there but there are no good roost or nest sites in there. Its quite sparse when you are inside...