The Nymphenburg Park in Munich is thought amongst birders and non-birders alike for Tawny Owls that always roost very near the paths main via the inexperienced areas. You typically see folks on walks stopping underneath a number of particular bushes and peering into the foliage to examine if the acquainted birds are again at their daytime roosts. They’re so well-known that the person owls even have names, though I overlook them proper after I used to be informed what they’re. I’m unsure if this was as a result of I’m unhealthy with names usually, or as a result of they had been essentially the most stereotypical German names on the market. On most of my brief stays in Munich, I’ve additionally visited the park within the hope of getting some good views. I used to be fortunate round half of the time, however by no means had a very good digicam with me so this time I went with the hope of getting some first rate images.
After passing the spectacular palace, I began wanting on the roost websites that I do know of. I’m not conscious of what number of common roost websites are identified. To start with I used to be informed of three, however by now different individuals who I met within the park confirmed me two additional spots the place the owls commonly whereas away the daylight. I left the primary two roost empty-handed, however had a drowsy Tawny Owl peer down at me on the third tree I checked, an previous and gnarly lime tree – precisely the kind of tree which looks like the best owl roost web site once you come throughout it within the forest.
The park didn’t provide a lot else of curiosity, however I did spend a while watching a Nice Noticed Woodpecker and a Eurasian Coot with its relatively funky-looking chicks. I believe opinions are fairly divided over the latter, with some folks telling me that they discover them actually cute and others considering they’re exceedingly ugly. Perhaps it’s the truth that they’re chicks that make them extra divise than birds like Marabou Storks (I’ve by no means heard anybody name these ‘cute’).
Owls are all the time nice to see and although that is simply the most typical owl in Europe, seeing it this nicely isn’t that simple. I’m additionally type of glad that I received’t have this nagging feeling that I ought to get higher images of this fowl the following time I’m in Munich.
