Last week, I checked a few more of my 20 Tawny Owl nest boxes that I have set up in autumn 2009. Amazingly I found owls in three out of four controlled boxes. They were well visible in the hole with my binoculars. I guess they were watching me thoroughly too. Even...
Today, I found another Tawny Owl in one of five nest boxes that I checked. Spotting the owl was easy as it looked out from the entrance hole, which was quite exciting. The owl had moved in after only four weeks which can be a sad reminder of the lack of natural tree...
Ten more Tawny Owl nest boxes are finished! Last weekend I spent some time setting up another 10 Tawny Owl nest boxes in the forests around here. This makes 20 Tawny Owl boxes in total now. The first ten came up three weeks ago. After a lot of work, I am of course...
This week I have been busy building and setting up Tawny Owl nest boxes here in southern Sweden. On Monday, I have placed ten of these wooden nest boxes in the scanian forests and ten more nest boxes are currently under construction. To build the nest boxes, ask...
This summer has been especially exciting. The vast taiga forests in the middle and north of Sweden are home to one of the most fascinating and secret owls in Scandinavia. The Great Grey Owl. I was lucky to photograph this “phantom of the taiga” and its...
