Sunday 15 November 2009

Rufous Owl Update Saltwater Creek




Sat 14 November,1830 hrs. Graham Snell,Carlos (visitor from Florida) and myself visited the Rufous Owl nest hollow in the big melaleuca by Saltwater Cr. in the Centenary Lakes. At 1845 hrs. one bird appeared from the hollow and flew overhead towards the Freshwater Lake. We waited until 1930 hrs but saw no further sign of the bird.
Later that evening I received an email from Jun Matsui and he supplied the photo above.  Jun had arrived some time after our departure and got this shot round 2000 hrs.
An inspection this morning by Graham Snell,Andy Anderson and myself revealed  no on ground evidence of the nestling seen in Jun's photo but did reveal fresh remains of a Pied Imperial Pigeon. It would seem the pair are still very active at the nest hollow.
Brian Venables, Edge Hill.

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