Answer to yesterdays question

And the prize for being a smart#>*e goes to "Mad" aka Kath!
It is indeed an owl and is indeed a species of Boobook, although exactly which one depends upon which authority you look at.
It is the lurida race which is usually known as the Red Boobook and is treated by many as a different species to the Southern Boobook which is widespread across mainland Australia.
Here are a couple of far better pictures taken by Pat

This week is a major week for Hamish as it is his Naplan test week - a series of hour assessments carried out across Australia for all children of certain ages.