Grounds for optimism

This morning there is prey item in the nest box, the first one this year. This could be a sign our male is provisioning the hen bird ready for egg laying.

So far this season the owls have been catching and eating their food outside. We must not get our hopes up too high as it has been a strange season so far with few signs of adult breeding behaviour.

Everything is very late in the natural world this year but maybe there is a glimmer of hope for our owls?