Coimbatore: Not only earthworms, but owls are also called farmers' best friends. Though they are a rare sight in the daylight they are often seen in nearby trees and high places during the night times.
Coimbatore: Not only earthworms, but owls are also called farmers' best friends. Though they are a rare sight in the daylight they are often seen in nearby trees and high places during the night times.
In our region, there are a variety of owls that are slightly larger in size with some color variations. Wildlife photographer Divya Bharti shares interesting information about one of them, the brown fish owl.
She said that these owls are naturally found in the plains to slightly higher hills and mountains. She said, "In the wild, they can be found especially near water bodies. It is a fearless bird that does not fly away fearing humans."
She shared an interesting event that happened six months ago. They had been searching for tigers since morning in the Bandipur forest. As it was dusk they started towards a water body in search of animals. Suddenly they saw a bird fly high from the ground to a tree. They stopped to observe.
Looking closely they found that the brown fish was holding a dead headless bird in its claw. They took pictures and all of a sudden it flew into the thick forests.
As they saw the ruffling of trees far away they suspected that there was a fight between birds. As they could not observe on low light, they were surprised to see what their cameras had captured. They saw another brown fish owl fighting with the one that had hunted. Photographer Divya Bharathi suspected it to be a female or the bigger bird's hatchling.
Another surprise was that the prey on its feet. It was a young night heron. She said that no one has seen brown fish owls hunting night herons and no one had a picture of it. She said, "This kind of owl usually feeds on fish and small birds. The forest has so many surprises within it. It just teaches us something new every day."
In our region, there are a variety of owls that are slightly larger in size with some color variations. Wildlife photographer Divya Bharti shares interesting information about one of them, the brown fish owl.
She said that these owls are naturally found in the plains to slightly higher hills and mountains. She said, "In the wild, they can be found especially near water bodies. It is a fearless bird that does not fly away fearing humans."
She shared an interesting event that happened six months ago. They had been searching for tigers since morning in the Bandipur forest. As it was dusk they started towards a water body in search of animals. Suddenly they saw a bird fly high from the ground to a tree. They stopped to observe.
Looking closely they found that the brown fish was holding a dead headless bird in its claw. They took pictures and all of a sudden it flew into the thick forests.
As they saw the ruffling of trees far away they suspected that there was a fight between birds. As they could not observe on low light, they were surprised to see what their cameras had captured. They saw another brown fish owl fighting with the one that had hunted. Photographer Divya Bharathi suspected it to be a female or the bigger bird's hatchling.
Another surprise was that the prey on its feet. It was a young night heron. She said that no one has seen brown fish owls hunting night herons and no one had a picture of it. She said, "This kind of owl usually feeds on fish and small birds. The forest has so many surprises within it. It just teaches us something new every day."