{"id":3974,"date":"2019-07-18T20:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2019-07-18T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T21:20:45","slug":"spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooking Blackbirds, Tawny Owl style"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday evening the Blackbirds around our garden were making heck of a racket. I had also noticed them making a lot of noise the last two mornings and put that down to Magpies and Crows that I could also hear. I posted a comment on the Baildon facebook group about them being spooked which garnered a few comments, one being <strong><em> NEWS FLASH&#8230;.<\/em><\/strong><em>&#8220;Black and white cat spooking blackbirds in Baildon&#8221; Stay indoors please<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the Blackbird panic seemed to be centred on one of the large trees visible from our back garden. I watched birds fly in and out, all the time making their alarm calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0249\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"3988\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0249\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563225419&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;403&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7D2_0249\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3988\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0249\/\" class=\"wp-image-3988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0249.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I looked to see if there were any Magpies or Crows moving about in the tree and spotted something different that didn&#8217;t look quite right for a branch. I went in to get my camera with long lens &#8211; and there it was &#8211; staring at me. A Tawny Owl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0260\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"3989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0260\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563225442&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;403&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7D2_0260\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tawny &amp;#038; Blackbird&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3989\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0260\/\" class=\"wp-image-3989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0260.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tawny &#038; Blackbird<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It soon lost interest in me. And didn&#8217;t seem the least bit interested in the Blackbirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"3976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0306\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563226060&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7D2_0306\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tawny Owl&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3976\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3976\" class=\"wp-image-3976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0306.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tawny Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"3978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0251\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563225420&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;403&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7D2_0251\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tawny Owl&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3978\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3978\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0251.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tawny Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"3980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/spooking-blackbirds-tawny-owl-style\/7d2_0273\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563225494&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7D2_0273\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tawny Owl&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3980\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3980\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7D2_0273.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tawny Owl<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does this owl think it is The Joker? That is quite a grin it has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wonder if the noise from the Magpies and Crows in the mornings had been because of the owl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday evening the Blackbirds around our garden were making heck of a racket. I had also noticed them making a lot of noise the last two mornings and put that down to Magpies and Crows that I could also hear. 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