This morning Currawongs & Co. flushed a Barn
Owl out of a tree opposite from our house. The owl made several attempts to seek
shelter in other trees, including a eucalypt within my GBS site, but to no
avail. The aggressive birds were Australian Ravens, Currawongs made noises and
left the harassing to the Ravens, and Magpies stayed close to the action
but remained largely quiet. Finally the owl had too much and took off
towards the Ainslie shops, flying unfortunately over a longer stretch above tree
height where ravens had a chance to pinch it. But the owl must have managed to
find better shelter near the shops for the noise of the pursuers soon
finished.
Michael Lenz
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