Owl this morning

[jennym]

Saw this owl this morning, wonder whether there's something wrong? Never seen one around here before. Took some pics, not very clear, but also got one of a crow, sort of dive bombing the owl.

[jennym]

[Robert_Brenchley]

That's mobbing; they attack predators to drive them away. I used to see buzzards being harried all over the place whebn I lived in Cornwall. I once saw what I assumed to be a buzzard come over the spoil tip at the top of the hill, being chased by two ravens. After a bit, it had obviously had enough, and without so much as flicking a wingtip, it doubled round, quadrupled its speed, and sent them squawking halfway across the sky. So I got the binoculars on it, and of course it was a peregrine, which just casually went on its way in peace.

That's a Short-Eared Owl. They used to breed on the moors round where I lived.

[MrsKP]

wow !!!  i've grown to like owls since reading Harry Potter !  (never given them much thought before tbh) .

What a fantastic thing to be able to watch.