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We now firmly believe that owls had probably been in that box for many years, we had just never seen them. We now know to watch them properly you need a [[#Watching the Owls|camera mounted close to the box that has night-vision capabilities]]. | We now firmly believe that owls had probably been in that box for many years, we had just never seen them. We now know to watch them properly you need a [[#Watching the Owls|camera mounted close to the box that has night-vision capabilities]]. | ||
=====Other birds on the owl box===== | |||
If you see other birds on or around the owl box, don't be fooled into thinking the box is unoccupied by owls. We often see pigeons on and around the box during the day when we know from video evidence that the owls are inside. They don't seem to be bothered by this, though I expect it might differ if they had young and the birds were magpies. | |||
===Protecting the Owl Box from Predators=== | ===Protecting the Owl Box from Predators=== | ||