October 15, 2012 - I thought with a week off work last week I could spend some time stalking and photographing our local little owls, but d...

October 09, 2012 - Nothing to report this week - apart from the usual - two owls still in place. I may try and stalk the wee things this w...

September 29, 2012 - Again, not that much to report here (EDIT... other than the best photos I have of any of these birds at the end of this...

September 24, 2012 - Hardly anything to note this week, apart from the fact that I'm pretty sure now that ONLY two owls are still in place at...

September 15, 2012 - Nothing much to report from this sunny, warm week. I've had the trailcamera in the garden (not on the owl shed) but I h...

September 08, 2012 - About six weeks ago, just after both little owl fledglings had fledged I noticed I had recorded HD footage of a surprise...

September 03, 2012 - Because I thought I'd continue "Operation noctua" for a wee while (whilst owls are still visible) and because there's be...

August 27, 2012 - As described last week, I did manage to set up the trailcamera again on the owl's "new" shed - and left it there for abo...

August 19, 2012 - Well.... this was going to be my last "Operation noctua" report for the year (as 26 is both my and Anna's lucky number a...

August 13, 2012 - The penultimate "Operation noctua" report this year as it's fair to say, what with one reason or another, I've not been...

August 05, 2012 - Again, just one visit to see our local little owls again this week but a brief visit which resulted in at least seeing b...

July 30, 2012 - Another somewhat depressing week as far as the owls and myself were concerned – me still suffering health-wise and havin...

July 23, 2012 - Just two very brief visits to “Owl-ville” last week means I’ve only been up to see our local little owls for the grand t...

July 15, 2012 - Only one visit to owl-ville this week - just after dawn this morning. Three owls (one of the parents and both young) al...

July 07, 2012 - Another gloomy, cool, damp week for our little owl family – and once again, I’ve not been up to their “hood” more than t...

July 01, 2012 - Hardly anything to report this week as my health problems have meant I have not run through owl countryside since Monday...

June 24, 2012 - A mixed week weather-wise, with quite a lot of sun (compared to many recent weeks) and an awful lot of rain once again....

June 17, 2012 - Not too much to add here other than its clear the little owlets are exploring their immediate location now. Twice I've...

June 14, 2012 - I have had my trail camera on the roof of a barn in the same field as the little owls' nest box (in an old oak tree) sin...

June 05, 2012 - Not much to add here after a what feels like a week of drizzle and cool temperatures. Still no fledglings visible in th...

May 28, 2012 - A very short, belated weekly update from owls-ville Alabama as I've already given two owl-related updates during the wee...

May 23, 2012 - Still a month away from the (official) start of summer, but you’d be forgiven for thinking its July now – what with it b...

May 21, 2012 - A quick update from the little owls. Today was a belter of a day (weather-wise) and I thought I'd stop off at "owl-vill...

May 20, 2012 - Week 13 rather like 11 and 12 I'm afraid - limited time to go and see what the owls are up to, but this week I've only s...

May 14, 2012 - As in week 11, I've hardly been up to see the owls this week (what with one thing or another) but the two times that I d...

May 07, 2012 - Due to the ongoing recent poor weather and my lack of tip-top health, once again, I've not been following the owls as cl...

April 30, 2012 - An "end of week report" a day later than normal thanks to the weather, my health and my ongoing efforts to attract high-...

April 24, 2012 - As regular visitors to this site will know, I've taken a week off work to a) try and photograph the local little owls, b...

April 22, 2012 - Because I've not been very well for a while, I've not had the energy to keep tabs on our local little owls this week, ot...

April 15, 2012 - As described here, I've not been up to much this week, so there's not a whole lot to report owl-wise. I think I've driv...

April 08, 2012 - As described here, this week has brought a realisation upon me that there is more to see in the surrounding fields, heat...

April 01, 2012 - Another warm (for the time of year) week but all change now as the blocking anticyclone drifts off into the north Atlant...

March 28, 2012 - Just a quick post from me, as promised, to show a few more HD clips of the pair of little owls that I'm following at the...

March 26, 2012 - This “end of week report” this week is a day later than normal, primarily because last week I had the trail camera in pl...

March 17, 2012 - In the main the week has been foggy in the mornings then sunny, still and warm (very warm on a few days), with rain arri...

March 13, 2012 - After replacing the camera (and giving it a little more elevation to allow the PIR (passive infrared) to work) I retriev...

March 11, 2012 - Well... I was expecting to delight anyone reading this blog with more HD clips of our little owls as I had the trail cam...

March 04, 2012 - If there's anyone out there who visits my website regularly, they'll know that I've already uploaded a fifth HD video of...

March 01, 2012 - As I mentioned earlier in the week, I have left the owls be this week, to ensure I don't spook them too early in the sea...

February 29, 2012 - I was going to upload an HD video (recorded on Sunday 26th) of both our adult little owls on the roof together, but as i...

February 28, 2012 - Another HD video clip recorded on the (sunny) Sunday 26th February 2012 - only about an hour and a half after Anna and I...

February 27, 2012 - Just a quick post tonight, in somewhat breathless excitement... I've managed to record HD video footage of our local li...

February 25, 2012 - The dummy camera has been in place almost a week - and after a brief period at the start of the week when I thought I'd...

February 20, 2012 - Each time I've driven the couple of miles (or so) from our house to check on the little owls recently, I've been rewarde...