Thursday, January 2, 2014

Grass Owl rises from the ricegrass

Super start to 2014 as Eastern Grass-Owl (Tyto longimembris) flushes from swamp ricegrass at the western end of the main Tyto Wetlands lagoon.
The extended dry period since one downpour in mid-November has been good for the owls, snug in their ricegrass roosts by day and flying out to find prey by night.
It's almost certainly coincidental - though a little intriguing - that owl sightings have increased lately as ground snake sightings in Tyto have, since 2009, fallen markedly.  
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4 comments:

  1. Russell JenkinsJanuary 2, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    Excellent Tyto, flight shots. Great sights.

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  2. NoushkaJanuary 2, 2014 at 7:24 PM

    Brilliant captures, Tony and lovely blog!

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  3. SonjaJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:03 PM

    Great to see. Maybe the snakes take the eggs, and therefore it wouldn't be co-incidental!

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  4. David M. Gascoigne,January 4, 2014 at 11:32 AM

    Great way to start the year huh?

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