barn owl

20 min read 2022-04-28 01:54:09

April Showcase: Pre-Peak Migration Highlights

The month of April often feels more like an appetizer than a main course in the world of birding. While we’re well past the late winter doldrums

10 min read 2022-01-29 20:45:00

2022 has been off to a great start bird-wise. There's already been a life bird, an ABA bird, a state bird, various county birds, a 5MR bird, a yard

3 min read 2022-01-07 19:01:35

Now that we’re nearly a week into 2022, I’ve made a resolution for the new year to keep a more regular schedule posting here at Birds and Booze.

4 min read 2021-12-14 07:40:11

A Wild Unfurling. A wild unfurling of snow before Christmas jolts me back years. It provokes memories of working outdoors with horses & cows, in

1 min read 2021-10-10 12:33:00

Friday was on flat coastal fields at Cockerham, just south of Lancaster. Saturday a change of scene in the hills at Oakencolugh on the edge of

1 min read 2021-06-03 21:19:50

The Barn Owl and the Kestrel. One weekend morning, my phone rang, waking me at 7am. It was my husband, calling from our field-edge car park, on his

1 min read 2021-05-16 22:38:00

Blogger friend The Padre over in Grand Junction Colorado requested “more Barn Owls please.” Ever one to please I found another Barn Owl this

3 min read 2021-03-31 01:07:00

Last week saw a combination of rain, northerly winds and cold temperatures that conspired to prevent early migrants moving our way. Internet bird

3 min read 2021-03-04 22:48:00

We're near the end of our Linnet winter. To some, it may seem odd that wintering flocks are breaking up during the cold days of early March, but

4 min read 2021-02-21 21:37:31

Freeze-Thaw In their deeply frozen state, the hill, fields and woods are a blanched, pale, brownish beige. Just before sunset, I spring two

2 min read 2021-01-22 22:39:48

Facebook: Bird CamsAre you ready for the biggest battle in the animal kingdom? No, this fight isn't between tigers or lions... It's a mama owl vs.

3 min read 2020-12-11 19:00:00

I originally reserved this week’s featured wine for a Hallowe’en review that I never got around to writing. The 2013 ‘Tyto alba’ from

3 min read 2020-10-02 18:00:31

Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting in every month of

5 min read 2020-05-14 20:58:00

There’s good news. Ringers in England may go ringing again subject to following the constraints which apply to the public as a whole. It’s bad

3 min read 2020-03-19 22:25:00

An Oakenclough winter at 200 metres is often harsh where few but the hardiest birds stay over. Garden bird feeders hold the usual suspects but