THEY say birds of a feather, flock together.
And that’s a statement which keen bird-watcher Jonathan Lane, of New Mill, knows to be true.
Having discovered a tawny owl roosting up an old chimney breast attached to his house some time ago, Jonathan has now found another younger owl has joined it in the same place.
And they are showing no signs of leaving the spot.
Jonathan said: “They are both here probably every eight out of 10 days.
“They found a hole in the chimney breast attached to the side of the house and they have roosted there ever since.”
Jonathan, who lives with his father in an old converted mill, said that he first discovered the baby owl when his two dachshunds Molly and Monty were found barking at it.
He said: “The owls are great and we would be gutted if they weren’t here.
“They do make some noise, but its more around dad’s side of the house.
“We love seeing them as we are both really keen bird-watchers.”
The tawny owl is an owl the size of a pigeon.
It has a rounded body and head, with a ring of dark feathers around its face surrounding the dark eyes.
Birds are mainly residents with established pairs probably never leaving their territories.
The tawny owl is nocturnal so it is often heard calling at night, but much less often seen.
In the daytime, you may see one only if you disturb it inadvertently from its roost site in woodland up against a tree trunk or among ivy.
They eat small mammals and rodents, small birds, frogs, fish, insects and worms.
