Before Woodside Village was built the Marsh Memorial Homes had a large tract of land that they owned which was covered in nasturtiums and old oak trees. When this piece of land was offered on a long lease to the developers of Woodside Village a retirement village was established which meant removing the oak trees that I believe were the perching spots and probably the nesting areas of Spotted Eagle Owls.
Behind my cottage is a block of flats three stories high.One evening when we first moved in a Spotted Eagle Owl was perched on a pinnacle of a section of the flats. Sadly this was to be the first and last sighting of an owl around here.
I am adding an image of a Spotted Eagle Owl taken by cell phone at Stellenbosch University from art student Oliver whose accommodation faced onto an old tree where the owl was perched. Oliver also produced a drawing of the owl.
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