Real estate warsWe have installed a barn owl nesting box in our barn in the hopes that we might attract barn owls next spring to our farm. In the meanwhile, our resident starlings who normally nest in tree hollows, were irresistibly drawn to the dark hole in the side of the barn. They cluster around the roof’s peak waiting their turn to inspect the cavity. I bet they are hoping to spend the cruelest and coldest days of winter safely tucked away within the confines of the nest box. Starlings will also sit upon active chimneys enjoying the warmth if not the smoke rising from within.
However, come early February or March, we are hoping to have a mated pair of barn owls take up residence in the barn box. Being larger and predatory, it is a sure bet the starlings will beat a fast retreat or become an unexpected lunch for the owls.
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