The countryside has really turned green this week. Much more foliage on the trees, and this has brought back my tawny owls!!! I havent seen them since Nov 5th. Probably got scared off by all the fireworks. They are roosting near my nestbox again, or have they really sneakily bred in it?

















I watched the pair from April last year and they didnt seem to produce any young. The owlets are quite conspicuous when they are "branching", so I think I'd notice.
Perhaps I've got a infertile pair.
Glad to have them back on my patch. Todays sighting makes them species number 135 on my UK '08 list