LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This Pacific Baza appeared totally oblivious to us as it hunted its breakfast. It's the first time I've seen one with a frog and definitely one of the highlights of today's 55 species early morning walk. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 528852
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A young Powerful Owl mid trill looking towards the adult who was holding, and nibbling dinner. Eventually it hopped over to the adult and had a possum snack for lunch. #birds #brisbane #wildoz 2335
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We've first found a Powl here in January but had only ever heard the female. We went back recently to check. Day 1 dusk, female calling. Day 2 scat, feather and pellets, then at dusk a low silent flight followed by a second shadow, we knew we had a pair! Today we found them. #birds #brisbane #wildoz 2282
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sometimes it's difficult to tell male and female Powerful Owl's apart. We hadn't yet seen the female but something about the chunky fierceness of this POwl suggested male. Powerful by name, and nature and the only bird in Australia that can fly carrying prey heavier than itself. #birds #wildoz 0728
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A new Powerful Owl chick, and family! It surprises me how urban these owls can be, we first heard this one at dusk accompanied by a doof doof soundtrack. It looks younger than others we know, it's yet to grow in any of its bat-like chevrons. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 1241
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yawning Powerful Owl chick. Chicks switch from hard stare tracking to fast asleep in an instant, while the adults tend to snooze for most of the day. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 2334
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This young Powerful Owl was monetarily distracted mid-preen by a passing Lace Monitor. It's unusual for us to see Monitor's but we saw 3 on the same day. At first I thought we were being stealthy, but then realised they're just becoming active as it warms up, and are all a bit slow. #birds #brisbane 17410
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Azure Kingfisher on a stick. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 5468
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There has been a large discrepancy in the ages of young Powerful Owls, possibly due to the mild winter. This one fledged almost a month before we'd expect. It's already developing its distinctive 'bat' markings, one of their favourite prey. #birds #brisbane #wildoz 07213
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A great owling day. We checked in on 3 pairs, one pair we've not visited for a year, and saw 8 owls! It's unusual to see owls everytime you go out but we were very jammy, learned something new, and even picked the exact spot to watch the elusive pair fly overhead at dusk. #birds #wildoz #birsbane 5372
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This pair of POwlets, unlike some of the others we follow, are still close to their nest hollow. It's not too surprising as the creek and cover has a noticeable cooler temperature. It's already 33C and only the 5th day of spring. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 1627
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A young Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park. This family is one we've been trying to find to add to Birdlife Australia Powerful Owl Project data for 4 years so was super exciting to find not only a Powerful Owl but a pair with 2 chicks! #birds #brisbane #@birdlifeoz.bsky.social 511913
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A young Powerful Owl holding onto its lump of bark. We sometimes see juveniles 'attacking' bark, leaves and small branches at dusk, but never during the day. I presume its practising the art of holding prey. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 39815
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Powerful Owl chicks are curious, but not great at judging distance so will tilt and bob their heads at everything, just to check it out. Here's a newly fledged POwlet doing just that. #bird #wildoz #brisbane 313030
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A young, inquisitive Powerful Owl at dusk in a Brisbane park yesterday. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 412717
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A young Powerful Owl looking out of its hollow just before fledging last night. This one's been peeking out for a few nights. Last night, with both parents nearby, it took its first flight onto a nearby branch before hop/flapping its way upwards. It won't return to the hollow again #birds #brisbane 0557
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A young Powerful Owl being harassed by a Blue-faced Honeyeater. Chicks are mobbed as soon as they're out of the hollow, especially in more open parks where BFHE and Noisy Miners thrive. This POwlet made its way hugh into a gum tree by the next day, away from foraging smaller birds. #birds #wildoz 2639
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A young Powerful Owl 2 days out of the hollow, in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 412418
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Powerful Owl chick on her first day out of the hollow! We spend many hours following Powls and still they surprise us. Last night we watched a female return to the hollow and exit with a possum tail! We've never seen them store prey in a hollow before! We think there's a sibling not yet out. #birds 210516
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/08/2026We were very lucky to be there the evening this Powlet fledged, especially as she was a month earlier than expected. Normally we don't name the Powls we follow, but as she fledged on 4th July and tracked all the planes flying overhead, she named herself. Meet Jefferson. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 18812
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A new Powerful Owl family! We've been visiting this park for 5 years, with no signs of Powls. A good friend mentioned her friend had heard one there, and the area looked plausible. It was a wonderful surprise to hear a trill at dusk, even better to see 2 owlets the nest day! #birds #wildoz #brisbane 411614
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A Male Powerful Owl guarding the nest hollow at dusk in a Brisbane park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 843947
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's been an odd year for Powerful Owl's. Some already have owlets out, others, like this male, are still guarding their hollows. Male Powerful Owl in a Brisbane park yesterday. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 27612
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 21/07/2026It was a windy day in Brisbane and this Powerful Owlet seemed to be hunkering down. It's an unusual position to see a POwlet in. After attacking some bark it made its way upright again. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 1729
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 20/07/2026New Powerful Owlet with it's floofy pantaloons. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 29411
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Another new POwlet! We think this was the first day out of the hollow! At dusk it's sibling was seen peeking out of the hollow, maybe today it will be joined by it's twin!. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 3786
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A weekend of new Powerful Owlets! Some seem a little early this year. This was a new pair and a new hollow for us, checking in a couple of weeks before fledging was due we saw this lovely out with her parents. The patterns on her chest suggest she's been out a while. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 111115
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A very early Powerful Owl chick who fledged 3 weeks earlier than expected. The female is usually nearby, she's slowing 'herding' it towards the more covered non-breeding roost. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 212018
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Sleeping Powerful Owlet in a Brisbane conservation park. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 2304
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Checking in on the newly fledged Powerful Owlet yesterday. I think he's doing fine! #birds #wildoz #brisbane 1556
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Powerful Owlet day 2 out of the hollow. For a large floofy owl they can be surprisingly difficult to spot. This one's good at finding clumps of leaves to hide in, let's hope it stays that way as it's guided back to the non-breeding roost area. #birds #wildoz #brisbane 1636
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 05/07/2026First Powerful Owl chick out of the hollow! 3 weeks earlier than expected. Something's up with the weather this year, all the POwls seem out of whack. We watched this one clamber out of the hollow last night fully expecting it to go back in. This morning it was roosting high near it's Mama! #birds 4666
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 25/06/2026It's unusual to see a Powerful Owls brood patch. She'd normally be tucked in the hollow only venturing out at dusk. This pair abandoned their new hollow after a few weeks. Despite being almost 2 months late, they're checking out their original hollow, acting as if they're keen to try again🤞 #birds 0190
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Male Powerful Owl at dusk. Something has disrupted the Powls nesting this year, it's warmer and wetter than normal. This male was roosting with prey near a possible nest tree but when we heard the female calling from outside the hollow at dusk we figured they'd given up ... 1313
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 09/06/2026A Female Powerful Owl looking out of her nest hollow. She popped out early, checked out the male's usual dusk-time roost, saw he wasn't there, or it was too light, then headed back down before emerging 20 mins later. I think she's a young Powl and this is her first nesting season. #birds #brisbane 1231
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 09/06/2026When we saw this Powerful Owl roosting near the hollow we assumed it was the male. On closer inspection the 'nibbled' feathers suggest female. All the Powls we follow are at different stages. Some are still investigating hollows, some have just gone in, and tonight we heard the 1st chick trilling! 1142
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Powerful Owl with a bat in a Brisbane conservation park. Like quite a few others we follow this pair's female is yet to enter the nest, although they were both roosting 80m from the probable hollow. I suspect the recent rain and warm weather has had an effect. Hopefully cool, dry days help. #birds 2576
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Powerful 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 2325
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This 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 2566
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 09/05/2026This 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 0191
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Male Powerful Owl behind his feather mask. #birds #brisbane #wildoz 0263
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 02/05/2026A 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 1452
Reposted by LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) @ardc.edu.au · 29/04/2026Night-time sound is helping protect the #PowerfulOwl🦉#conservation with @openecoacoustics.bsky.social. Learn more🔗 ardc.edu.au/article/voic... w/ @cnzdenek.bsky.social @birdlifeoz.bsky.social @doktrnick.bsky.social @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social @rob-clemens.bsky.social #ecoacoustics #NCRISimpactardc.edu.auCitizen Scientists Support Powerful Owl Conservation with EcoacousticsThe Open Ecoacoustics Workshop showcased citizen science and cutting-edge AI technology combining to drive Powerful owl conservation. 0188
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Male Powerful Owl keeping guard over the hollow. #birds #brisbane #wildoz 1334
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 25/04/2026First 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 2655
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A 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 210525
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Usually 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 0253
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Powerful Owls sleeping. Female on the left. #birds #wildoz 0201
LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 29/03/2026As 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 0191
