With Stu posting his PS owl it reminded me to look back at the owlets folder again from this year, thanks Stu. Taken quite late, around 9.15am, the perch is an actual piece of York Minster stone hidden away in the vegetation I found, but was told about it's provenance.
Thanks to those who posted or viewed the previous thread.
Steve
Subject: Little owl owlet (Athene noctua) perched on garden roller handle
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 500f/4 MKII HH
Exposure: 1/1000s at f/8 ISO2500
Original format: Portrait, slight crop from top, almost FF width
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2017
Not baited.