Tallaganda Dreaming III: Southern Boobook Owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae
A surprise find near the burnt Tallaganda Wilderness is this Southern Boobook Owl, the smallest Australian owl and a member of the hawk-owl family (so named because they rise, when disturbed, like a hawk).
A week ago, i observed this rise from a native cherry and fly to cover in a nearby gum. At that time i assumed it was a brown hawk. Yesterday, it rose from the same nesting place, and this time i was able to photograph it, at extreme range.
Under the nesting tree were feathers and scat.
(Thanks to wild-life expert Kim for confirming identification here.)
Other posts in the Tallaganda Wilderness Firestorm and Recovery series
I: Index of recovering species, Asura cervicalis in Exocarpos cupressiformis
II: Creek Zones: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Worts
III: Southern Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
IV: First Wildflowers
V. Fire sculptures
VI. Funnel Web Spider Atrax Sutherlandi
VII. Trees of the Forest - in preparation
VIII. Heaths and shrubs of the Forest - in preparation
IX. Highland Bog Zones - in preparation
X. Mountains Zones - in preparation
Background Chronologies
i. Tallaganda Wilderness Fire 2019-20: Chronology Part 1 24-29 November
ii Tallaganda Wilderness Fire 2019-20: Chronology Part 1 29 November +, in preparation
iii. Tallaganda Wilderness immediately before the fire October 2019 in preparation
A week ago, i observed this rise from a native cherry and fly to cover in a nearby gum. At that time i assumed it was a brown hawk. Yesterday, it rose from the same nesting place, and this time i was able to photograph it, at extreme range.
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Under the nesting tree were feathers and scat.
(Thanks to wild-life expert Kim for confirming identification here.)
Other posts in the Tallaganda Wilderness Firestorm and Recovery series
I: Index of recovering species, Asura cervicalis in Exocarpos cupressiformis
II: Creek Zones: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Worts
III: Southern Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
IV: First Wildflowers
V. Fire sculptures
VI. Funnel Web Spider Atrax Sutherlandi
VII. Trees of the Forest - in preparation
VIII. Heaths and shrubs of the Forest - in preparation
IX. Highland Bog Zones - in preparation
X. Mountains Zones - in preparation
Background Chronologies
i. Tallaganda Wilderness Fire 2019-20: Chronology Part 1 24-29 November
ii Tallaganda Wilderness Fire 2019-20: Chronology Part 1 29 November +, in preparation
iii. Tallaganda Wilderness immediately before the fire October 2019 in preparation
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