Owls!

[MariaD]

I think I've got an owl in my garden - something's making too-whit-too-woo noises, anyway. There are never normally owls round here - are there any other birds that make that sort of sound?

[clunk]

no , get some pickys of it if you can , wev'e got a wood pecker and it drives me mad when im'e trying to sleep after night turn , but its a loverly bird to watch

[MariaD]

That's the thing - it's pitch black & I can't see where it might be. There are trees surrounding my whole garden, pretty much, so it could be anywhere.

[clunk]

ohh well , you got an owl there anyway , just wait untill the foxes start mating , the males cry like babys ( very loud ) defending their patch , iv'e just got over the blue tits outside my window , waking me up at first light , tapping on the nest box hole at first light every morning , i saved 2 of them from hypothermia last year ( fledglings ) stood in a puddle shivering , they liked the warmth of my hands though , took em in , dryed them off and off they went , aint nature brilliant ( the fast show )

[clunk]

this is the wood pecker by the way , on mi nuts

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c158/cuberdlad/IMG_0702.jpg

[ishepster]

Last winter I was out running in the middle of town when an Owl flew past. I was passing a cemetry with a six foot wall when it flew just overhead, silent and white. Nearly ended up in the cemetry myself, it scared the crap out of me. Beautiful though.

[MariaD]

We get lots of foxes (the healthy looking rural kind, not the ratty urban ones). I've seen them wandering around the garden, past the patio door & on my driveway even in broad daylight!

[Special_K]

I hate living in the middle of town, the only wildlife I see are the local drunks staggering home after a skin full :mad:

[Anand]

I hate living in the middle of town, the only wildlife I see are the local drunks staggering home after a skin full :mad:

Thats not so bad, i spend 6 weeks in sheffield (S4) with my dad and encountered alot of city wildlife including owls, if you want to see owls, the best way is to insult them ;) I have sounds of owls on my mobile phone, and since they are very territorial they would seek out the intruder and give you the chance too see it ;)