Little Owl fledgling

[Biomotors]

It's almost exactly a year since we had this little owl fledgling in the garden, and though I didn't do a post at the time, I just wanted to say to people, that if you find one of these beautiful little bundles of fluff, that it is quite natural for it to be on the ground for a couple of days being looked after by its mother there, so don't pick it up to "rescue" it. Keep your cats locked up though!



"Neneni" as the youngest member of the NatureCounters team called it, stayed there for about 4 days, making a small hissing sound to call its mother, and hopping onto the garden furniture at night, spending its days in a flower bed. A few days later we saw it making brief flights.

Here is the mother in attendance:

[Fieldfare95]

Great pics and story
Also a good message-never pick up young birds.

[Hedge Witch]

Gorgeous birds

[owlmomma]

We have one in as a rescue at the moment. Again, nothing wrong with him but picked up and taken away as he was on the ground. Dear little fella he is.

[Gaza]

Have yet to see an owl.
Have read reports of them being seen local to me and have spent hours looking, but not yet seen one

[Biomotors]

They can be frustrating. There is a tawny I hear just near the house, which I hear by day and night, but still have not caught a glimpse of him. Dawn and dusk are the best times for little owls, and if you live near a farm, then scan the tops of fence posts where they perch.

[Biomotors]

Originally Posted by owlmomma

We have one in as a rescue at the moment. Again, nothing wrong with him but picked up and taken away as he was on the ground. Dear little fella he is.

At least with you it is safe from cats!