I came across a kill site today, I couldn't take any decent pictures unfortunately, but it was definately a mound of Barn Owl feathers from a Fox kill or near kill, as the feathers of the primary's I found had been bitten off at the base. The feathers were distinctively a Barns, with the leading edge of the primary's having the 'teeth' and soft upper parts. I'd recognise them anywhere from having had one as a lad.
I've never heard of a fox taking an owl before, and this was in the middle of a field with no cover. The fact that it was a Barn Owl too amazes me, as I have never seen one in out local woods. Plenty of Tawny's and some Littles on the fringes, but never a Barn, and I know these woods very well.
Hopefully 'ole Renard hasn't finished the entire local population off with that one kill
I've never heard of a fox taking an owl before, and this was in the middle of a field with no cover. The fact that it was a Barn Owl too amazes me, as I have never seen one in out local woods. Plenty of Tawny's and some Littles on the fringes, but never a Barn, and I know these woods very well.
Hopefully 'ole Renard hasn't finished the entire local population off with that one kill