I saw a Brown Hawk Owl few months before, resting on a tree..
Assuming that it prefers that tree for roosting, I used to look for it whenever I find time. Today quite unexpectedly, I saw it (not sure its the same one I saw before!) flying from somewhere near that area to reach this dead coconut tree.
But unfortunately its talons got entangled somewhere on the bark.
It struggled to free itself..
The struggle exhausted the bird and attracted a small crowd of crows, a Brahmini Kite, a pair of Common Myna and a Black Drongo.. All started swooping down menacingly.
Then this crow suddenly attacked the owl on its back. Made feathers fly. But the owl's strong wing beats literarily threw the crow spinning in the air.
Should I help or stay away from natures way? Owls are cute.. I kept my camera down, picked up few pebbles and drove the rogues away. Anyway the direct attack helped the owl to free its legs off :-).. It came down gliding and landed on this branch near its favourite "hang out".
Assuming that it prefers that tree for roosting, I used to look for it whenever I find time. Today quite unexpectedly, I saw it (not sure its the same one I saw before!) flying from somewhere near that area to reach this dead coconut tree.
But unfortunately its talons got entangled somewhere on the bark.
It struggled to free itself..
The struggle exhausted the bird and attracted a small crowd of crows, a Brahmini Kite, a pair of Common Myna and a Black Drongo.. All started swooping down menacingly.
Then this crow suddenly attacked the owl on its back. Made feathers fly. But the owl's strong wing beats literarily threw the crow spinning in the air.
Should I help or stay away from natures way? Owls are cute.. I kept my camera down, picked up few pebbles and drove the rogues away. Anyway the direct attack helped the owl to free its legs off :-).. It came down gliding and landed on this branch near its favourite "hang out".
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