Enjoying the morning sun
Enjoying the morning sun
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?)
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That's a great owl hole! Tawnies look so cuddly.
It's not impossible that it's the same owl. The normal life expectancy is 4-5 years in the wild, but they do stay in one area their whole life, so if it's been able to defend its roost and manage to avoid injury, they can live up to 20 years.
So I went digging around for some of the older photos I've seen of the same spot and they seem to date from 2012-2015. I can't tell if it's the same individual but maybe someone with a more discerning eye will fare better?
Here's another photo I took the week prior on a cloudy day:
In any case, the spot is next to a path that gets quite a bit of foot traffic (joggers, people walking dogs, people strolling with kids) so it's not exactly quiet, but it doesn't seem to be bothered.
That's pretty cool you have such a well documented history of the roost!
Nothing jumps out to make me think it's a different owl, so you may have a very successful owl there. If it is, or if it isn't, you've got a beautiful Tawny.