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Basil

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Poor old lonely Wol
« on: 03 April, 2014, 11:21:01 pm »
He's outside my open bedroom window again tonight.
"T'woo, Woo, t'woo-oo-oo". etc.  And ne're an answering " T'wit"
As usual.  Poor lonely wol.
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nicknack

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #1 on: 04 April, 2014, 12:39:58 am »
Can't you supply the "T'wit"?
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Basil

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #2 on: 05 April, 2014, 10:41:13 pm »
Again tonight, he's calling constantly.  Not as close, but still somewhere nearby.  Poor sod.  He's definitely not hunting , or he wouldn't be making so much noise.
If there was a lady Wol anywhere in this valley, I'm sure she would have answered by now Wol.

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #3 on: 04 May, 2014, 12:05:47 pm »
In Puerto Polensa on Mallorca, there is a little avenue of trees, very good for hoopoe, serin and other nice things. At nights in early summer, there are scops' owls there, and they have a single-note call at different pitches for males and females. Sort of "whoo---whee!".
Mae angen arnaf i byw, a fe fydda'i

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #4 on: 04 May, 2014, 09:33:20 pm »
Again tonight, he's calling constantly.  Not as close, but still somewhere nearby.  Poor sod.  He's definitely not hunting , or he wouldn't be making so much noise.
If there was a lady Wol anywhere in this valley, I'm sure she would have answered by now Wol.

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Basil

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #5 on: 30 August, 2014, 10:58:24 pm »
*excitement*
I'm in Brum atm, but Mrs. B has just rung to report an answering female "T'wit" somewhere down the valley.  Hoorah!  It's taken over two years, but it looks like Wol finally has someone to talk to.
 :thumbsup:
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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #6 on: 30 August, 2014, 11:13:45 pm »
Oh, that's lovely news! Lucky Wol. Keep us posted.

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #7 on: 30 August, 2014, 11:40:54 pm »
According to Wikipedia, tawny owls pair for life, so if your two Welsh wols get on all right it shouldn't matter that they have commenced their romance at the start of autumn. She might even remain chaste throughout winter!

Don't do an Eric Hosking, though, Basil.
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Basil

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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #8 on: 31 August, 2014, 12:00:24 am »
According to Wikipedia, tawny owls pair for life, so if your two Welsh wols get on all right it shouldn't matter that they have commenced their romance at the start of autumn. She might even remain chaste throughout winter!

Don't do an Eric Hosking, though, Basil.

Yes, I originally thought that it was an odd time of year, but I guess she might be a juvenile that's been "moved on" from her mom's territory.

You're going to have to enlighten me on the Eric Hoskin thing though.  I tried googling - bird photographer - to much to read - gave up.
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Re: Poor old lonely Wol
« Reply #9 on: 31 August, 2014, 01:09:17 am »
His most famous book was called "An Eye for a Bird", a double entendre. He lost an eye after being attacked by a tawny owl whose nest he was photographing.

I couldn't find the photo online, but this one, of a barn owl, is probably his most famous.

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