A resident Tawny Owl sitting cosy in their nest. The photo was taken last week in Paris, this particular nest has been used by tawny owls for at least 10 years (likely the same owl?)
this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2025
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That's one of the tough things about animal friends. Often we'll never know if something happened to them or if they just decided to move.
I checked last week about the Great Horned Owl nest we watched raise 2 babies last year and no one was there. One of the babies died of poisoning soon after it left the nest, so now we don't know if any of them are alive or not. 😕
They're in a big reserve, so they all could have just found other spots, but we may never know. It's a good reminder to live in the moment and appreciate what we have when it's there.
Ah man I'm so sorry about your owl friends :( you're right though, it really is a great lesson in taking things as they are and living in the present. I wish you more happy owl encounters in the near future!
You as well! 🦉