Earlier this week I was introduced to a tree on the grounds of a nearby elementary school where 4 Brown Hawk-Owls [褐鷹鴞, Ninox scutulata] had made their home. It was early in the morning and Cathy’s mother had showed me where they were. She goes there frequently with a group to practice Tai Chi.
I went to see them again today after work, they were in a taller tree and sitting about twice as high as before. It was dark so the pictures really weren’t worth posting. I met a gentleman from a birding club in Taichung who was there photographing the owls. He said it was pretty unusual for them to sit on such a low branch like the day I encountered them. He asked if I had a cup to join him for tea, I didn’t have one, and the mosquitoes were eating me alive, so we ended our conversation prematurely.
they are beautiful!!
Fantastic! It’s amazing the birdlife and wildlife in general that you can find in urban areas in Taiwan. In “Health Park” in the south part of Taichung City I have seen a woodpecker and a goshawk, birds you’d normally only expect to see in the countryside.
Thanks Buffalo and Naruwan! Taiwan has a wonderful array of wildlife!