On The High Trees Nearby

 On the high trees  nearby in the stillness of the night

A boobook owl is calling in the moonlight

A bird who does hide from the bright light of day

Out hunting for the night for smaller prey

If discovered resting in their territory by magpies or crows in the day they are forced to flee

To safer surroundings to another tree

To other birds all birds of prey are recognized as a threat

Since they are the birds who cause injury and death

To smaller birds and birds that are old and frail

That other birds always mob birds of prey in their territory does go without fail

At night in the countryside the mopoke call of the boobook owl one often does hear

Which instil in the resting nearby small birds fear

They know the mottled brown owl has death in it's cry

So to safer surroundings they quickly do fly.