10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

Which tours saw the most roosting owls? This odd nocturnal creature is around the same size as a Barred Owl. As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm. Like a spy or avian investigator, I can scope them right through the front door, watch them at will.

Costa Rica 211

Costa Rica Birds Thailand Family 211

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2016

A portable speaker is placed on the top of the car, playing Tawny Owl calls from a smartphone. Although we do enjoy it immensely, we are not doing it for fun, but to gather information on distribution, habitat choice and density of breeding pairs of owls for the first national and second pan-European atlas of breeding birds.

Owls 179

Owls Birds Investigation Breeding 179

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Props on the sweet Barred Owl call, too. “I Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds. No, you didn’t.

Malta 183

Malta Barn Owls Cyprus Fowl 183