Film | Hoots & Calls of Courting Tawny Owls | Bonnie & Ozzy
Listen to the different hoots and calls this tawny owl pair make as they resume their courtship ready for the breeding season to come. Hear how Ozzy make a soft ocarina sound, calling from deep in his throat, to his partner Bonnie. He is sitting in the entrance of Ash Tree, a nest this pair have used in the past, hoping to entice her to inspect the nest as a possibility for next year's eggs. But Bonnie has something else on her mind. Listen to her kew-wick calls in respond. There could possibly be another tawny owl in the vicinity and she is warning him about it. He responds with his own kew-wick and then flies off hooting.