It was kind of the Northern Hawk Owl to reserve a limb close to the roadway for his noon lunch.
Just as I arrived this owl took flight that seemed like he was on a mission…turned out he was.
The owl returned from a great distance (length of a football field to give you some idea) with a vole/mouse and proudly displayed its lunch…must say that spotting a vole at that distance is pretty impressive.
Cheers !
Dennis
If you have some property for rent…curb appeal is everything to attract renters.
Great location overlooking a pond which only required some minor cosmetic additions being added to the exterior.
A very pleasant and unusual year it seems for Saw-whet owls…like other owls their numbers go in cycles as I understand it.
This may very well be an irruption year for them with now three different owls located.
The Saw-whet for the most part migrate from Manitoba but there are some that winter over.
From my recent observations they prefer deer mice as their go to meal…over a regular mouse.
Have to love unusual years like this…since I can’t even buy a Great Gray this winter.