Long-eared Owls

I was fortunate enough to have a family of Long-eared Owls near home in Castletroy this summer.  I had a adult male calling briefly from a tree in my garden in Spring 2018 and also had an adult bird carrying prey in mid May this year, so I wasn't altogether surprised to hear juveniles calling nearby on May 30th. It turned out that the young birds had already fledged by that time. They stayed in the locality for the month of June and could be heard calling on most evenings.