After meeting Tony at Tower Hamlets where we put him onto the Fiecrest earlier in the week, he gave us his phone number & he told us that he would show us the whereabouts of the Tawny Owl in his home patch at Abney park cemetery in Stoke newington.
So today I give Tony a call at about 11 am & he is all ready close by us in the park, we only have to walk a short way before we are looking up at the Owl.
Very hard to pick out as it is close to the trunk & the leaves are good camouflague for it, but we get a view of it's body front on but the head is hidden, we spend a couple of hours looking up at the tree still getting the same view with the bird not doing much moving.We would never have found the bird without the help of Tony so we thank him very much for that.
So with the money running out in the car park it's time to head home, on leaving we say good bye to Tony & he tells us he will keep us informed if a mate turns up & any chicks appear.
He told us the storey that the female Owl was found dead last year & the chicks also, the male that is left here keeps calling through the night & Tony thinks a female may be in the park as well.
No photos today but another year tick for the both of us.
We will return another day in the hope of getting a good photo of the bird maybe sitting out a bit.
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