Desiccated barn owl carcass.

Sedimentary layers in the barn owl box.

Well worn entryway of the barn owl box. Note to self, orient the grain of the front 45° to improve grip on future boxes.

Annual barn owl box clean out. One pullet sized carcass this year. Not great but a few years ago there were two larger skeletons.

#barnowl #naturalpestcontrol #tytoalba #owl #cameratrap #barnowlbox #barnowlsofbluesky

A barn owl with wings outstretched landing at the opening of a barn owl box.

A barn owl perched at the opening of a barn owl box looking right at the camera.

A barn owl in flight leaving a barn owl box.

Our 14th season with nesting barn owls. For some reason the great horned owl population spiked this year, the barn owls have been laying low as a result but they are still managing to nest. #barnowl #naturalpestcontrol #tytoalba #owl #cameratrap #barnowlbox #barnowlsofbluesky