Owl

SOUTHERN BOOBOOK OWL

It has been  very quiet time for birds in the district. The weather has been very hot high 30s and low 40s.











A number of people have commented on the lack of bird sightings for about the last twelve weeks. The bush is very dry although there is plenty of water in the dams and still some in the small creeks.









Today is cool, 18 degrees with patch cloud cover, a little rain has fallen after a very hot week with lots of smoke in the air from bush-fires in Gippsland, Tasmania and towards Daylesford.









This morning still quiet, few birds, nothing close enough to photograph.



I was just about to come home when a movement in a tree above my head showed three young boobook owls. Two moved off quickly and silently, this one remained long enough for some pictures.







These are quite common around Kilmore, more often heard than seen. Their calls can be heard on still nights, 'Boobook, boobook' or as some people hear it,'Mopoke, mopoke' Hence the name.