The owls come to nest here every breeding season as there is enough food to feed their babies.
The timing of the owls breeding season coincides with the breeding seasons of other little animals and most notably with the breeding season of every new batch of the young squirrels when they come of age. This is so that there will be enough food for the owls to feed their own new babies every season. The wisdom of the owls cannot be faulted, as they keep a check on the squirrel population and protect them against invading predators.
Almost like farming, the owls protect their crop of squirrels.
While I was searching the trees, there were plenty squirrels around, but no sign of the owls.
These two youngsters were in a playful mood.
They kept on chasing each other around a tree trunk.
This one and its mate in the photo below were eating the nuts below the tees.
I think this one uses the pot plant as a vault to store nuts for the coming winter.
Another fella with a nut.
There are many big old oak trees on the property and that Ivy covered tree at the left of the owl box tree, is also an excellent place for the owls to hide their babies in when they start to fly.
A lovely Peregrine falcon came cruising over high up in the sky.
And finally, a Mediterranean sight to remind one about the wonders of nature.
As we sat for coffee at this non-profit institution, that caters for and educates disabled children, a lady came to tell us that the hooting of the owls interrupted a meeting that they had the previous evening, and to her the hooting sounded so nice. At the mention of owls my ears pricked up and I asked her if she could show me the area where the hooting was coming from. She led me around to the back of the building and she told me that once they saw a big owl lifting up a young squirrel under the trees.
Now I know that it is a bit squeamish to think about a bird attacking a squirrel, as we love squirrels, but a long time ago we made peace with the fact that this is the way that nature works. Mother nature feeds all of her wild residents.
So many times, nature reminds me of our lives on this planet.
I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures.
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Same here , and it gives me a kind of inspiration whenever I feel down.
Absolutely and now you know why I always seek refuge in nature. It is a great medium to escape the stresses of life.
And escaping the stress of life is really necessary
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Squirrels! Now that's something we don't have in Australia. I think they're so cute!!!
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He lost interest.
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We also didn't have them, but after South Africa became a UK colony, and English Lord was appointed as the governor, and he imported the squirrels and the oak trees from England.
They are indeed cute critters and at our old place we had a half time squirrel that jumped on my wife many times to search her pockets for nuts. Every time the squirrel got lucky and we named her "Squirry"
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Hahaha. The imports: that makes more sense.
Squirry. Love it. I keep having squirrels show up in my (online) life this week. I wonder what they have to teach me. 🤔
Sounds fun having them around even if they don't necessarily "belong" there.
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Sadly some people regard squirrels as pests that carry diseases, but that is due mainly to a lack of information. Some others see it as a game to drive over squirrels when they see them in the roads.
Such is life here.
Thank you and maybe their message is for you to improvise, as squirrels are masters in their plans to get to food sources. 🤣
Yep, we have much fun with them!
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I try to love all of God's creatures, even when they're "pests". 😔
Oooooh. Maybe! 🤔 I shall ponder this!
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Oh yes, life is not only sacred for humans, as it also counts for all life in nature.
Maybe I am wrong and a different message will be revealed to you.
I love how you have constructed the token sentence. Very apt.
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Whenever we go somewhere they keep asking RV there yet.
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He kept looking at me kinda sideways.
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Watching animals life remind us that we are à part of nature, we come from thé samedi Mother : earth. Many thanks for this post
We are indeed a part of nature, but sadly, unlike the animals, we have chosen to live in concrete jungles.
Thank you and it was my pleasure to share it with you.
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I have!!! And I enjoy it. Nice to gwt some shots up close and yes. It's a bit uncomfortable to think about the Bird and the Squirrel but that's nature truly. Beautiful shots
At the beginning we also felt it very uncomfortable, but we have learned over time that all animals have families to feed and that fact brought a true understanding to our minds.
Raw nature indeed.
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Squirrels they are so darn cute!
And look at them, playing with their nuts🤣
Nature doing what she knows best, and letting the owls nurture their food source"
Yep, cute little critters that I can watch all day.
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So true and now my challenge is to get the owls on camera.
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Ah yes get the owls on camera and that will be awesome!
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You would think at least one of them would have seen it.
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