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:
Excellent Tyto, flight shots. Great sights.
Brilliant captures, Tony and lovely blog!
Great to see. Maybe the snakes take the eggs, and therefore it wouldn't be co-incidental!
Great way to start the year huh?
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