I’m sure they do a bit of patrolling and looking for new things that show up on their turf.

From talking to vulture people, those raptors seem to do it to just chill since they can just float in the air currents and it uses almost zero energy.

Active flying is very energy intense, and migrating owls can lose significant body weight (20%-ish) over a few days. Calories are life, so conserving them by snoozing is probably a bonus moreso than flying.

I like to picture them enjoying it too though. How could they not get any enjoyment from such a special ability. If you haven’t seen Wild Robot yet, the part of learning to fly was so touching! The whole movie was amazing. 🥹