OBN Welcomes Scott Weston

Until today, the OBN only had five members with all but one from UK (England, even!). So you might think that when I said we had a second request for membership from Essex, it was from the English county of Essex - but no, this was a second member from Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

I am delighted to welcome latest OBN member Scott Western. Scott's blog is a little different to those of other OBN members, being primarily a documentation of the owl sites that he monitors, and with the illustrations almost being secondary to that documentation. It is, nevertheless, an interesting read!

Scott's blog is not on the 'Blogger' system, but on 'Wordpress'. The link to his blog in the right hand column of this blog still works just fine, even if it doesn't show the thumbnail image of his latest post.

So now the OBN has six members - four from old England and two from New England!!

Welcome aboard Scott!

OBN Welcomes Stevie Evans

A very warm welcome to the latest OBN member. Dedicated expert owler Stevie Evans from Co. Durham has just joined our ranks. Stevie has been an inspiration to me since I first became interested in owls. He is lucky enough to have all five UK species of owl local to him on a full-time basis, and has even had encounters with a Snowy Owl - although that was an escapee!! Stevie's blog 'Cut'n a Long story Short' (subtitled 'In Dusk We Trust'  - I wish I'd thought of that one!) is largely focussed on owling, but does also tell of other encounters with local wildlife. As well as his own experiences and photos, he also includes information and images from his many local contacts. This is another blog that you should not miss!

Welcome to the Latest Member of the OBN

Accomplished wildlife photographer Christian Thompson sent me an e-mail asking if his blog was "owly enough" to join the OBN. It didn't take me more than a quick glance to realise that the answer was a resounding "Yes!". Whilst Lancashire-based Christian has an overall interest in wildlife photography, his love of owls shines through in his blog Hiding in Cars. From his past work, I'm sure that we can look forward to plenty of interesting 'owly' posts from Christian in the future! Welcome aboard !!!

Welcome to OBN's Second Member

A very warm welcome to 'Owls & Others of Essex & Beyond' - not to be confused with Essex in UK, this is the blog of  Phil Brown of Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Phil is a very accomplished wildlife photographer, and focuses mainly on birds, with his real passion being owls. However, in Phil's part of the world, owls are somewhat seasonal, being primarily a bird of  late autumn ('fall' in US parlance), winter, and early spring, so Phil's owl posts are a little thin on the ground at the moment. We can look forward to more of Phil's splendid posts on owls in the not too distant future!

Welcome to OBN's First Member

OBN welcomes 'Owl's About That Then!' - the blog of Leicestershire owling guru Paul Riddle. A link to Paul's latest post can be found in the right hand column of the OBN blog.