This evening I was sitting in my car at Hessle High School. Before anyone questions my motives let me say that I was waiting for my wife whilst she was at an adult education course. Anyway, the point is that whilst I was waiting, reading a book I suddenly heard the screeching call of a Tawny Owl, quickly followed by another one calling fromthe opposite direction. I turned on the headlights to see if I could locate one of the owls and as I did so, one Tawny Owl flew out of some trees and landed on the playing field in front of me. Incredibly a second Tawny Owl then flew down and pounced upon whatever it was the first one had caught and an owl tug-of-war ensued! This only proceeded for a few moments until the second owl flew off with the prey and the first owl sat, bemused, before heading off to its perch again.

Although I didn’t see the owls again I kept hearing them call and it seemed like there were at least 4 different owls calling – a good spot for tracking down Tawny Owls!

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