Raptor Presentations

I wish my camera didn’t die last week. Then I’d have proof that Boobooks in Midland prefer Toyota and Holden. I had a call out this morning from the Toyota dealership down the road. They had an owl sitting next to their front window (yes, floor to ceiling glass) in the sun, panting. The receptionist was quite worried.

I almost nabbed the dopey fellow on the first try, but it got harder than at each attempt. It seems this guy had a run-in with the window (probably in the early, dark hours of morning). His ‘dopeyness’ seemed to lift once he realised he was the centre of attention, and though still not recovered enough to find a hiding spot, he did evade capture. As it is a cool day, I’m not worried about him getting heat stroke (though sitting in the sun is a bit warm). All the silly fool has to do is sit still until dark so that the daytime birds don’t hassle him.

For the car buffs, I’ll let you know that he started on the Toyota utes next to the showroom, and progressed to the Holden sedans across the road before doing a nice vertical flight with updraft assistance to sit on a 6m tall wall. Perhaps this owl is a smart buyer, who knows that it is best to go away and consider before deciding which car to put a deposit on.