As I walked around the pond looking for something to photograph I could hear a blue jay squawking and squawking ... so I had to go and investigate ... guess who was there? Yup ... a barred owl. It was a lucky day!
Love those eyes. Awesome capture. That's one thing that I really listen for when I'm out, is the Blue Jay's and Crows. If I hear a lot of them making a lot of noise, then I go looking. And a lot of times, just like you, I come up on an owl.