Today's Wildlife Encounter

We get little owls around here (Masham) Fjell-guy. They have a habit of sitting in the road too!

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Originally Posted by Hes

We get little owls around here (Masham) Fjell-guy. They have a habit of sitting in the road too!

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We had the good fortune to see a family of two adults and three recently fledged young last year not a million miles from Bolton Abbey. A big favourite of mine and it does exactly what it says on the tin: it's little and it's an owl :w00t:

:thumbup: Aww, brilliant! It's been such a good year for seeing wildlife or maybe I just appreciate it more as I get older :D Found a couple tawny owl feathers on my walk today. off for a run now and am hoping I've timed it right for roe deer. :)

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

We had the good fortune to see a family of two adults and three recently fledged young last year not a million miles from Bolton Abbey. A big favourite of mine and it does exactly what it says on the tin: it's little and it's an owl :w00t:

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Originally Posted by Hes

We get little owls around here (Masham) Fjell-guy. They have a habit of sitting in the road too!

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Cheers! For that too Hes! I think I've seen one where I work once, sat on a fence post. But I'm just over the border and wasn't convinced. But the one near our house, on the opposite side of the Solway, was pretty clear. Its nice to get some confirmation off people.

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Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy

Cheers! For that too Hes! I think I've seen one where I work once, sat on a fence post. But I'm just over the border and wasn't convinced. But the one near our house, on the opposite side of the Solway, was pretty clear. Its nice to get some confirmation off people.

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That reminds me. I saw one of these this morning. And yes, I've seen it sitting in the road before.

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Originally Posted by Hes

We get little owls around here (Masham) Fjell-guy. They have a habit of sitting in the road too!

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Only time I've seen a little owl was Masham! Must be a popular area for them.

Spot the Little Owl...and the Wheatear mobbing it!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/5...b6cf7d7e_o.jpg
Spot The Birds! by Andy Holden, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by wharfeego

Spot the Little Owl...and the Wheatear mobbing it!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/5...b6cf7d7e_o.jpg
Spot The Birds! by Andy Holden, on Flickr

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Thats him!!!...or her!! Great picture Andy!!

It's an owl hotspot :wink: I've seen barn owls, little owls and tawnys regularly. I even saw an eagle owl but that was in Pateley Bridge. Flipping massive thing perched on the chimney of the workhouse. It was in all the newspapers and believed to be one of a mating pair living in the area.

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Originally Posted by brummievet

Only time I've seen a little owl was Masham! Must be a popular area for them.

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sheep
horns caught in wire fence (that 6" square stuff)
thrashing about wildly
calmed right down as I approached
worried about losing a finger if it suddenly started flailing about again...
managed to prise the most curly horn loose
after a few more jumps it freed the other one
happy ending :thumbup: