Heard an owl last night int the early hours. No doubt.
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Not a lot know that the two-part tawny owl call is in fact a call and response involving two birds. The male starts off with the usual aim vis-à-vis the female; to wit, to woo.
(Thanks to Chris Packham, I believe)
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Would love to see an owl in the wild. Supposedly some in South Norwood Country park and possibly Beckenham Place Park which are not far from SE23.
Anyway, here is a much more common bird from today, a blue tit! It’s very dull and grey at the moment!
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I have a communal area at the back of our garden, and saw this Heron just wandering about. I guess he was looking for a pond but when I first saw him he was by a picnic bench…(I should add I say he but could be a her - no idea)
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Beautiful creatures and incredibly patient and skilful catchers of fish, I used to work next to water and enjoyed watching these birds - they can stand still next to a stream or pool for ages, then suddenly strike very quickly and almost always come up with a fish.
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This was it wandering around
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And yes, I used to have 10 fairly big goldfish and 2 koi in my pond. Free sushi breakfast. I’m not particularly happy.
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Parakeets will nest in this tree it looks like, I think squirrels periodically nest in these in this area also (they did last year anyway).
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