African Grass-Owl in dairy farm pasture!!!

This morning when Rob (my son) was driving around his pastures, on Springbrook farm, he nearly drove onto a African Grass-Owl nest.

Because of all the rain that we have had this season, some of the pastures have become overgrown. This pasture is a very rank mixture of mainly clover and different grasses. The nest is at the base of a very small "goat apple" bush.

We have cordoned off this section of the paddock, so that when the cows go into graze tomorrow they do not disturb this special nest.

When I was walking home through the pasture I did flush one of the adult birds, wow, this is a productive patch, 3010_3005.

I hope that you have atlased a pentad today? There is just no knowing what will turn up next.