秘密花园第五集 P4 - BBC.Secret.Garden.Series.1.5of5.The.Western.Highlands.1080p.x265.AAC.UMMU.NET_4

Matt doesn't want her to lose her natural caution around humans, but maybe his garden can provide the food and shelter that she needs. For four decades Matt has kept a meticulous diary of the animals in his garden. Every morning he brings it up to date. While he can't record everything that's happening, he can report on one typically secretive garden resident. Barn owls are found across Britain, but there could be fewer than a thousand pairs in Scotland. The cold, wet climate makes this the northern limit of their range. To give them a better chance, Matt has built a special retreat. Sheltered from the elements and inaccessible to predatory pine martins. Remarkably, Matt now sees his female barn owl almost every day. She's got a nice nature, a nice easy nature. She's very approachable. She will come out and have a look at you during the day, which is rather nice. She's nice to have around. She's got a softness about her. But Matt is worried. She's a five-year-old mother who has successfully raised ten owlets in the garden. But after a run of good years, her luck may have turned. Just as spring has arrived, her partner has disappeared. Barn owls can hunt up to three miles away from their nest, and bad weather could have prevented him from getting home. It rains here on more than 200 days a year, making it among the wettest places in Britain. And while most birds feathers are rain resistant, barn owls have sacrificed waterproofing to ensure that their wings are silent for hunting. So he may have been grounded. Finding a new mate now would be hard. All she can do is wait. This far north, spring temperatures can certainly plummet.