Vole’s eye view
If it’s a lucky vole, that is, watching from the grass as the owl skims overhead. A less lucky vole would see that yellow glare swivel in its direction, followed probably by not much else. Despite a glorious sunny morning … Continued
Locked and loaded
Conditions were a little tricky at the owl field this afternoon: there were five owls in the air (good), but they kept getting into conflict with each other and flying high, rather than hunting low across the field (bad), and … Continued
Owl of the day
“Did you miss all this?” said HB at the end of the afternoon – meaning the three owl-free winters we’ve been through, rather than the biting cold on the top of the scarp, and the long hours spent standing around … Continued
Irresistible
I wasn’t going to go – I really wasn’t – but the light was good, and the forecast was reasonable… and in the end the siren call of the Cotswold owls was too strong, and I went. The lane was … Continued
Short ears
I had so many things to do at home today that I didn’t know which to tackle first – a problem I solved by not tackling any of them, and going to the owl field instead. The owls largely kept … Continued
A tale of two hours
After being stuck in the house for most of the past three days I was raging to be out and about, so when we opened the curtains on sunshine this morning my first words to R were “Owl day!” “Go,” … Continued
Love affair
When I arrived at the owl field this afternoon, things didn’t look promising – the light wasn’t too good, I’d just missed one of the Barn Owls putting on a bit of a display, and though the shorties were flying … Continued