Every now and again I get asked this question. Well, apart from my existing photos showing the birds interested in the boxes I decided to photograph some more elusive critters. The Barn Owl.
I set up a camera close to one of my multiple-use large boxes and the proof is in the pudding as we say. The following images show that a pair of Barn Owls love this box. From studying the images the owls leave and enter the box at about the same time each night. How did I know I had Owls in there. The design is such I can see through the front louvre with binoculars and spotted the owl roosting during the day. That’s when I crept back in the middle of the night when they had gone and rigged up the camera.
The owls are so desperate for a home they moved into boxes built for possums.
"I'm having a closer look"
Guess who's found a new home???
Deep in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, lies a bush reserve called Bibra Lake. This falls under the local council umbrella named City of Cockburn. Thanks to these wonderful bunch of caring people, Bob the Barn Owl, has found a new home. As you may know Bob needs a very large and old tree to live in. Unfortunately, due to land clearing, there are very few around. He loves this countryside, with large areas of small grass near the lake to hunt. He has no shortage of food because there are mice running all over the place.
But, just like all the other critters of this beautiful land, he’s always looking for a place to call home and raise his children.
Well, one night, while gliding and floating around through the trees he saw an odd shaped tree with a large hole poking out. Getting excited he swooped in, landed on the large knotty branch and peered in. Now his heart was pounding…’this is beautiful’ he thought. The entrance was large enough for him to fit through and the “hollow” was deep. Well, not as deep as he would really like …but it’s good enough.
After climbing down he reached the bottom. Hmm, looking around inside he decided this was going to be his new home. Throughly excited by now, he couldn’t wait to tell Mrs Owl. Up he climbed(didn’t quite feel like wood) till he reached the top, and with one last look, turned and leapt off flapping his wings, eager to share his wonderful find.
Bob's camera shy
