Be Careful How Long You Leave Your Owls in the Sun
Be Careful How Long You Leave Your Owls in the Sun
From Leonard Kokck
First time seeing the Buffy Fish Owls sunning themselves on the grass/granite floor. Interesting behaviour! (15/6/25, Hampstead)
Yeah, I am always forgetting my owls in the sun.
If they wouldn't make them so quiet and in colors that blend in, it'd be a whole lot easier to remember.
A nice sunbath is important to birds though. Preening oil contains vitamin D precursors that are converted to D3 by sunlight. Then when they go to preen again, they ingest some of that vitamin D. Or they just want some extra warmth or to shake out those feathers. There are a bunch of reasons for them to enjoy it.
Victorian Jncos... 😅
Now I'm thinking of Nathan For You when he lured drunks into the narrow antique shop with free pizza to bolster the You Break It - You Buy It policy.
