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Originally Posted by JeffH  I know that's not terribly helpful Dave but I'm afraid it's the best I can come up with |
Well Jeff, considering that my question was basically "how long is a piece of string?" I would say that's a pretty fine answer!
I have decided that I will take a completely passive approach. By this I mean that I will not go anywhere near the nestbox but will continue to visit other parts of the reserve which is, after all, open to the public and crossed by several public footpaths including green chain walk and the Thames cycle path. If, while I'm there, a barn owl happens to fly within range of my camera then I will take photos. But I will not follow it nor attempt to get any closer to it. I will simply stay still and leave it entirely up to the bird what it choses to do.
The chances of seeing them are pretty slim. I was a regular visitor to the site last year while they were raising their 10 chicks and, apart from that one photo, I never caught so much as a glimpse of them.
So, no pressure Jeff, but I'm relying on you to bring a continuous stream of fantastic photos and detailed descriptions of your adventures through the coming year.
Dave P.