Quite happy to pose for me

and I was delighted. The waiter said there are always owls in the trees during winter.

As it was pretty high up, I had to crop quite a bit.

We usually only go in summer, but I might have to change that now.

[Wylie]

How beautiful amongst the left over autumn leaves.

[Susan Wakely]

A fabulous looking bird.

[Casablanca]

Handsome fella

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[YvetteL]

What a pose! Love the light on the leaves too

[Valerie Chesney]

Looking straight at you!
An absolute beauty.. Fav..

[Liz Gooster]

Oh I love this! It's great how the owl is looking right at you and the the dappled effect of its feathers, the leaves and the tree bark is lovely. Very harmonious.

[Peter]

Well captured in lovey detail Diana:)

[Brian]

Awesome capture

[Lesley]

How lucky you are! What a beauty. Love the light on those leaves too.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great find and shot. Such impressive birds!

[Dione Giorgio]

Wow, this is even better than yesterday's. What a great shot of him with lots of detail. Big fav.

[Kathy A]

How wonderful that he is looking straight at you.

[Babs]

I think you have got his attention

[Beryl Lloyd]

He certainly has his eye on you ! - a lovely shot !

[KV]

What a gorgeous shot… nicely composed, super sharp and those eyes!

[Mags]

It looks so superior and wise up there. =)

[Corinne C]

What a beautiful fellow. I guess the visitors are a spectacle for him too :-)

[katy]

Call Diana, this is excellent!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Incredible quality

[Jacqueline]

Such gorgeous birds

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture lovely light

[Bucktree]

Fabulous capture.

[narayani]

Striking looking bird

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[gloria jones]

Super capture and great composition...Those eyes.

[Paula Fontanini]

Stellar capture...what a stunning image!!

[Dorothy]

He’s so beautiful!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent.

[Merrelyn]

A very handsome fellow.

[Beverley]

Wonderful he’s loving your attention, gorgeous colours and the sky is stunning

[aikiuser (jenn)]

How fabulous to see!

[Heather]

A great pov to capture this striking owl on the plane tree and with the yellow leaves and blue sky as a backdrop! Fav

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful capture

[Michelle]

I love how it's posing for you, glorious lighting and colours

[LManning (Laura)]

Incredible against that blue sky. Wonderful!

[John]

Marvelous capture, and nice leafy background!

[Peter Dulis]

Cute

[Rob Z]

What a fabulous image - so clear, so beautifully coloured and he is just gorgeous.

[Judith Johnson]

An incredible shot. I love how his eyes match the leaves!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Fabulous shot

[Susan Klassen]

Perfectly captured! Fav.

[Carole Sandford]

This is a gorgeous shot!

[Islandgirl]

What a lovley shot of this owl looking right at you, probably wondering what you are doing!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wonderful shot- maybe you will have to visit twice a year!

[Yao RL]

You both are curious about each other.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful. I love the light in this image.

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Lois]

Love this shot with the fall leaves in the background! The leaves make the owls eyes pop!

[Diana]

@pusspup @wakelys @casablanca @joansmor @lettevy @happysnaps @lizgooster @pcoulson @briaan @tinley23 @mccarth1 @sangwann @kjarn @onewing @beryl @kvphoto @marlboromaam @corinnec @grammyn @365projectorgchristine @jacqbb @ziggy77 @dkellogg @narayani @bkbinthecity @seattlite @bluemoon @illinilass @mittens @merrelyn @beverley365 @aikiuser @365projectorgheatherb @craftymeg @bigmxx @ljmanning @congaree @pdulis @robz @busylady @elisasaeter @dailypix @carole_sandford @radiogirl @olivetreeann @yaorenliu @shutterbug49 @rickster549 @loweygrace Thanks for the wonderful comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Renee Salamon]

He’s magnificent and such a beautiful setting for him

[haskar]

What a look!

[Josie Gilbert]

Great capture.

[Tia]

Wow! just wow!

[Vesna]

This photo is on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!

[CC Folk]

A beauty! I missed it...been so scattered this month! Congrats to you!