owl

Strix leptogrammica.

Hi all, I have made an audio recording in Tasmania and am trying to identify the animal calling. Candidates to date include: * Boobook owl * Sugar glider * Tasmanian tiger I have collected a number of professional opinions with most centring on boobook or glider. If the call is a boobook...

At the Owl Forest

Athene cunicularia.

Species ID?

Snowy owl

News from the centre includes the hatching of 3 Ashy faced owl. Burrowing Owls moved into their new aviary. A pair of American Barred Owls are the only ones of their species in Scotland, and the female is now sitting in the nestbox incubating a clutch of eggs. New arrivals include a pair of...

One of two great grey owls (Strix nebulosa) which lives in the nordic walk-through aviary at Skansen. Other inhabitants in this aviary: Hawk owl (Surnia ulula) Photo taken 29 february 2008

The bigger aviary is a mixed-exhibit for Griffon vultures and Common ravens. The smaller ones on the right house various owl species. Photo taken August 2005. (paperphoto, poor quality)

Jardin Zoologique de Lille, France.

Taken at Zooz Nature Park in Stevensville, Ontario.

Cages for owls and some other birds of prey

These aviaries were constructed in 1997 and replaced a row of less tall aviaries built the 1960s. The original aviaries were similar to the ones on the right of the picture which were built in 1975. These in turn, were replaced in 2007. The building in the background is the Jubilee Square...

A Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa laponnica) chick, 30 days old. These owls are huge.

Lotherton Hall's Bird collection is mostly made up of aviaries similar to this one. Last time I visited this park the standard of exhibit was general quite low, but I was hopeful as there were lots of signs of improvement. Sadly little had changed- it had declined further and even the areas that...