Saturday, February 01, 2014

Our Owl Friend

The other night, Matt and I were laying in bed and we heard, "Whooo... whoooooo..." from outside. Matt said, "Is that an owl?" And I said it must be because what other animal makes that sound?

Then, a couple of days later, I was looking out the window into the backyard and I thought I saw a big wasps nest in our tree. But, upon looking at it some more, I discovered it was an owl.


So, I did the only logical thing. I went outside and took pictures of it. Sneaking closer and closer to get a better shot.





I looked it up and I think it is a western screech owl, common to urban areas. I haven't seen it again, but it was beautiful. I had never seen an owl in the wild before, so it was neat to see.

2 comments:

Marie said...

It's amazing how much the owl blends in with the tree. Smart place to hang out.

Marie said...

I have always wanted an owl friend. You have all the luck.