Spotted Eagle Owl

hiding in the tree. This is the partner of the one that I previously posted.

What a pleasure it was to get up this morning and have power again. It took all of 15 hours for the damaged cable to be replaced. The thieves went to the same spot where the cable was replaced the night before. To their dismay, they realised that it had been replaced with aluminium which is useless to them, so they set it alight. We now have an armed guard there at night until a camera can be put up and watched by our security team. Here's hoping the nightmare is over ;-)

[Hope D Jennings]

Wow.Such a gorgeous closeup.

[Wyomingsister]

Beautiful photo! I immediately thought of this old advertisement... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B2umsVDEmew

[Elizabeth]

They make a handsome pair! Great capture.

[Valerie Chesney]

Great capture...how wonderful to have them so close.

[Domenico Dodaro]

Love owls. My favorite birds for sure! Happy you have power again. We’re the cables your ownership or the state/city’s?

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow interesting eyes on this one!

[Monique]

Beautiful shot

[SandraD]

Lovely shot. Glad you are back on the grid

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful birds

[Denise Wood]

How lovely to spot it in a tree :)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Great capture

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great find as he is well camouflaged in the trees !

[Desi]

Wow. What a magnificent photo! Fave.
So sorry to hear about the cable thieves nightmare. Hope it is now resolved for you

[Babs]

What a great shot. Fingers crossed your power woes are now over

[Gosia]

Beautiful bird

[Lynda McG]

Nice shot! There are some real low life's in the world, hope you feel safe soon

[Peter Dulis]

so nice

[Helen Sanderson]

so wonderful to see...such great markings..and fabulous eyes!!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav

[katy]

I cannot imagine living with that kind of uncertainty in my life! It makes one feel so violated and impotent to do anything to prevent it! I am glad it was fixed more quickly than the last time.

Unbelievable detail of this owl and great light.

[Joyce W.]

Wonderful capture! The detail is fantastic!! Hope everything settles down soon!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture, Diana. I wish I would see something like that around here.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[gloria jones]

Love the natural framing, tones

[Lou Ann]

A lovely image. So glad your power is on now. My what measures have to be taken to keep it on, unbelievable.

[tony gig]

Instant Fav

[Laura]

Lovely.

[Bep]

Gorgeous capture!

[bruni]

A lovely capture and close up of the owl. surprised the thieves went back to the same place...not even afraid to get caught!!

[Linda Godwin]

What beautiful eyes he has! Wonderful to find him in such beautiful light! So glad you have power again, Its horrible what all the vandals are doing seems in all places these days.

[Kerri Michaels]

great catch fav

[Rosie Kind]

He’s lovely

[Islandgirl]

Wow great detail.................so glad to hear you have power!

[Clare Gadsby]

great that your power is back. wonderful picture of this owl :)

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful close up and capture. Fav.
So sorry to read you need a guard to protect.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Awesome shot

[Krista Marson]

what a great close up!

[George]

What a wonderful pose and expression.

[sarah]

You need that owl posted as a lookout to scare those thieves away! Terrific image

[Jane Pittenger]

One eye looks a bit sqwinched. Glad you’ve got your power back

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful shot of this magnificent bird. That must be so maddening. I’m glad you at least woke up to power.

[Taffy]

Fabulous!

[Diana]

@mzzhope @wyomingsis @redy4et @happysnaps @domenicododaro @koalagardens @momamo @sandradavies @joansmor @gilbertwood @ziggy77 @beryl @seacreature @onewing @gosia @lyndamcg @pdulis @hrs @sdutoit @grammyn @marylandgirl58 @mittens @bkbinthecity @seattlite @louannwarren @tonygig @la_photographic @gijsje @bruni @rontu @moviegal1 @rosiekind @radiogirl @pistache @pyrrhula @elisasaeter @blueberry1222 @gaf005 @samae @jgpittenger @shutterbug49 @taffy Thanks for the wonderful comments, favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@domenicododaro The cables belong to the state. Unfortunately they are on the main road right in front of our security complex. As we live in a rural area, there is no traffic that time of night. Our estate is having a cv camera installed which will be monitored 24/7. That just means they will go elsewhere and do the same. Too many desperate and hungry people in this country.

[Diana]

@jgpittenger Shame Jane, I woke him out of a deep sleep. He kept watching with one eye :-)

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful capture, glad you got sorted and hope you get alarmed soon. Fav

[Diana]

@craftymeg Thanks so much Margaret :-)

[PhylM-S]

huge fav! glad you spotted him hiding as he is! great eye!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Fantastic owl shot! I hear them in the woods at night sometimes but I have yet to see one. Awesome!

[Diana]

@elatedpixie @olivetreeann Many thanks :-)

[Marloes]

Fav! Wonderful pic! So sharp!
Maybe when you're born in those (certainly beautiful but troublesome at the same time) surroundings that you can cope with them...?

[summerfield]

even the owl looks frustrated! nice capture, diana.

[Diana]

@stimuloog Thanks Marloes, it is getting more difficult by the day, especially as covid is slowly starting to peak. ;-)
@summerfield thanks so much Vikki :-)