bob-owlets

Updated: June 15, 2025

Twilight at Aldington is called "owl light," and moths of all kinds are "bob-owlets," from their uneven flight when trying to evade the owls in pursuit. We often see these birds "hawking" at nightfall in my meadows round the edge of the Forest after moths.

Arthur H. Savory - Grain and Chaff from an English Manor