Powerful Owls are the largest of the Australian nocturnal birds (night birds). They are classified a threatened species in NSW. Jenny Stiles estimates that at present we have up to eight individual Powerful Owls.in Terrys Creek. Not good news if you are a Ringtail Possum - their favourite meal! This great photograph is by Julian Robinson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/497028057/
This is a photograph of a beautiful Boobook Owl whose home is in a tree hollow of a tall mature Sydney Blue Gum in the Terrys Creek/ Vimiera Park area (street tree). Sadly we are experiencing a rapid loss of tree hollows under the NSW Governments 10/50 rule and public ignorance of the great value of our native trees. Gum trees can live up to 400 years and a hollow can take more that 100 year to form (falling branches are the beginning of hollow formation). There is fierce competition between hollow dependent wildlife species for the very limited hollow resources available. Many species will not have the essential breeding habitat they require and the ability of vulnerable species to survive for future generations is now at high risk. .Love your Gum Trees. They are the homes of our precious native wildlife. Further information on tree hollows here
North Epping resident Simon, follows Wood ducks with newly born ducklings adventuring through the thickets of Terrys Creek. (on youtube)
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