Whilst wandering out to my debris shelter these last few evenings I have had the pleasure of being accompinied by a rather curious Tawny Owl. (I wll try and get some photos if I can).
Now I always hear them, all through the autumn and spring, little owls, tawny and some times barn owls.
This has been the first winter/spring that I have managed to see the tawny and the little owls - The barns are always easy to spot, but the tawny and the little hide out in the nooks of the big ole oaks we have here and don't come out till full dark and then they swoop silently away when ever you get near.