Powerful Owls are part of the hawk-owl family. When they're being mobbed, it's easy to see why. This male was being mobbed by Noisy Miners, Butcherbirds and Currawongs while watching over a nest tree in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

This male Powerful Owl was roosting alone in an open spot with a view to a known nest tree. At dusk the female flew out of a hollow, confirming an active nest! Fingers crossed they have a successful year. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

This female is yet to go into the nest, unlike others we follow. Today she was roosting, with the male quite far away from the hollow they have been checking out. Despite the folklore that only males displaying, today she was holding dinner. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Male Powerful Owl behind his feather mask. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

A male Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park. This pair have been roosting close to a nest tree, but she's not in there yet. Traditionally female's go into the nest in the 1st week of May in Brisbane, so still a few days to go. It's been so wet, they're possibly waiting for it to dry out. #birds #wildoz

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Male Powerful Owl keeping guard over the hollow. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

First pair of the season in a hollow! Powls only use hollows when breeding, so this pair is on again! At dusk the male called quietly until she joined him and we watched as he delicately fed her. After some allopreening and wing stretches, she returned to the hollow. Exciting times! #birds #wildoz

A pair of Powerful Owls roosting together in a Brisbane park. The female, on the left dismissing the myth that males and females can be distinguished by head shape. Males supposedly have flatter, squarer heads, but we've found head shape is more dependent on an owls mood and weather. #birds #wildoz

Usually this male Powerful Owl doesn't bother with the noises and distractions of an urban roost. As he's been readying a nest hollow and has the female nearby he's become more alert, glaring here at a passing dog. #birds #wildoz

Powerful Owls sleeping. Female on the left. #birds #wildoz

As the weather cools the Powerful Owls are starting to roost together as they head into another breeding season. Some pairs, like these ones will spend most of the year with each other while others prefer roosting apart. #birds #wildlife #brisbane

A female Powerful Owl watching a couple of Water Dragons having a disagreement in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

This pair of Powls have been difficult to find recently, so it was lovely to see them roosting together in a newish spot close to a possible nest tree. Normally this male loses interest quickly, today he had a very intent stare. I think he might be staking something out. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Channel-billed Cuckoo chick. A 3rd chick was released to the family last week. Then, almost immediately the crows went from 3 to 1 mouths to feed. I'd assumed the original siblings had migrated, leaving the reintroduced chick behind, but have been told by the lovely carer that this is not her Bill.

Channel-billed Cuckoos are demanding, and noisy chicks! #birds #brisbane #wildoz

Going back to check on the released POwl, I thought I'd found her, instead it was this Boobook being mobbed by everything around. Given how urban the area is I wasn't too surprised not to see her. Hopefully she's found a safer, more protected area to roost. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Powerful Owl & @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social before release. It had been in care for a month with an injured wing, but once out it flew very well into the nearby tree, preened & looked around for quite some time orientating itself. It was released in a suitable location close to where it was rescued.

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When photographing a male Powerful Owl, it's always a good idea to triple check for the female. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

Coucal calling. I often hear Pheasant Coucals calling and see glimpses of them as they work their way through the bushes. It was nice to see one out in the open in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Male Powerful Owl with dinner. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

A female Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park. Just after sunset this pair mated!!! It's way too early, they normally start breeding at the end of March into April. This pair have already been seen checking out a hollow, all good data for the Powerful Owl Project #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A Kookaburra on a stick in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A female POwl in the afternoon sun. @doktrnick.bsky.social watched her partner check out a nest hollow later that evening, while she looked on. It's usually the first week of May when POwls start to breed in Brisbane, but this is a new pairing and they seem keen. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

The female Powerful Owl, who was distracted from allopreening her mate by the bats a couple of nights ago, displaying her catch this morning. Her mate was roosting close by. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A pair of Powerful Owls at dusk. They were allopreening before she became distracted by passing bats. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A female Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Another new POwl for the Powerful Owl Project, 3rd one this year! Yesterday we found scat, feathers and a pellet, today, more scat, feathers AND the owl! Again deep in discussion with @doktrnick.bsky.social as to whether the scat was Powl or not when not far away sat the owl. #birds

Floofy Tawny Frogmouth chick. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Tawny family on a hot Brisbane day. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Some Powls are beginning to call more, some are still cryptically quiet. This one started hooing early and called for almost an hour, stopping as he moved along the creek. If you do hear, please help by letting the Powerful Owl Project know, birdlife.org.au/projects/pow... #birds #wildoz #brisbane

This Koala was in a small clump of trees between 2 Powerful owls, only about 12m away from each of them! Luckily it looked too big for a Powl, but as it's one of the Powls non-breeding roost area's you'd think the Koala would have sensed the danger. #wildoz #birds #brisbane

The female POwl found herself a quieter spot today. Unusually, she's been closer to a nest tree recently. It could be coincidence & it's far too early but we've already seen the male checking out the hollow at dusk, as she watched on. It'll be interesting to see if a new pairing breed earlier.

This female Powerful Owl finds a new roost in a busy-ish area of a Brisbane park. Females are often more alert than the males, this one's partner is a particularly laid back POwl. She's new to the area, and I think she's a young bird. #birds #wildoz

A male Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park earlier today. #birds #wildoz

After 2hrs of fruitless searching we'd given up on finding any Powerful Owls and were looking for a dryish way out across the creek when we found some scat and, after looking up this POwl looking back down at us. A new one for the Powerful Owl Project! #birds #wildoz #brisbane

Powerful Owls in a Brisbane park before the rain. Despite the literature it is often difficult to tell them apart, especially when the female is almost the same size. For this pair we go by "attitude", the male is more laid back, he's on the right. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

We've noticed Powlets roosting alone, not trilling at dusk or interacting with parents. Wondering if it's an age thing we visited a local Powlet last night. No parents, but it did trill, once when mobbed by a drongo and then when it went to hunt. We were super excited to see it swoop a possum #birds

Young Kookaburras beaks are shorter and darker than the adults, whose lower mandibles are cream. This one has been hanging around taking an interest in the pond and it's resident Dwarf Tree Frogs. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A young Kookaburra sitting on a wire. #birds #brisbane #wildoz

A male Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park this morning. Although often roosting together today the female was in an odd spot over a busy path, visible to the mobbing Noisy Miners. She's a new partner, sadly his original mate died last year, maybe she's still getting used to the best roost spots. #birds

A new Powerful Owl! Always a good day when you see a Powl, a great day if it's a new one, even better when it's the first time seeing one roosting in the "Home of the Powerful Owl". #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A female Powerful Owl roosting low over a creek in a Brisbane conservation area earlier today. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A juvenile Osprey replying to a parent in the next bay.

I watched this juvenile Osprey dive into a school of baitfish, fully submerging itself in the breakers, then flap itself out with one small fish in its talons. A very impressive bird. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

I never realised quite how pink or large an oystercatchers' feet are. Sooty Oystercatcher on the rocks. #birds #brisbane

It's always a good day when you spot a Koala, even better when you have relatives visiting from France! #wildoz #brisbane

Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park on Christmas Eve. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

New Powlet! I think this one is a female as its face mask feathers go beyond the edge of its face. There was a paper that said you could distinguish the female and male juveniles this way, and I've noticed a difference in face mask feathers between chicks, even in the same family. #birds #wildoz