Having just returned from a week in Hermanus at the Fynarts Festival, the first thing I did was to check whether our owl had arrived yet to take up residence in the owl box. I'm sorry to say the answer is no.....but I' m not giving up hope as its early days yet!
Apparently two types of owl are endemic to the Cape West Coast, where we live:
The SPOTTED EAGLE OWL (pictured above in a watercolour by Dean Crouser) and the BARN OWL.
Either are welcome to move in!
Apparently this time of year is their breeding season, so if we don't get favoured this year, by next year this time there will be some broody owls looking for a place to lay & hatch their eggs. Hope springs eternal.....
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