Good grief Marc, I was shocked to find my post had been resurrected, but more than pleased that my curiosity has now been satisfied. BIG BIG thankyou
I had googled till I was blue in the face, to no avail!
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Originally Posted by mbaldw  I hope this is of some help.
Cheers,
Marc. |
More than helpful! I didn’t know Tawnies also predated other owls and sparrowhawks, but I did recently read that they predated squirrels too and I seem to have quite a large colony of these critters frequenting my garden. They built a drey in one of my trees last year and I witnessed a magpie raiding the drey and making off with a tiny baby, which looked like a hairless mouse! The mother squirrel put up a good fight, but was no match for a marauding maggie.
Their differing territory ranges are very interesting to note. I think my garden may be part of their extensive territory then, as they are here most nights. More recently, I’ve heard, what I’m almost certain to be, the parents communicating with their young. As I leave food out for the hedgehogs and foxes every night, and food for the birds during the day, I maybe inadvertently attracting
something the owls are very interested in!
On an aside, can I tap into that brain of yours again? (Pretty please!
) There was a recent post where two posters were hearing Tawnies calling during the daytime, one of which hears the Tawnies all throughout the year during the daytime. I’ve personally never heard a whisper from a Tawny during daylight, so was curious (again!) as to your views on this diurnal calling phenomenon throughout the year, not just the breeding season?