owl

[FaerieMoon]

Aww, he's beautiful. Wild owl?

[Margaret Tryon]

This was an owl at a wildlife exhibit at the state fair. A group that helps injured animals by caring for them and earning money to bring awareness.

[Jennifer Loftin]

Such a lovely photo! Thanks for the comments today on my site. This reminds me of a friend's three year old little girl named "Happy". She was obsessed with owls and we would look for literally 45 minutes at a time together on the internet at owl pics. :) Wish I could show her this one. :D

[Lori Rompolski]

wow, he is just gorgeous. Great shot!

[Lux Vivens]

Aaaaaaaaaaw, she looks like she's smiling!

[Henriette Sparkes]

So beautiful...I love your photo it is so soft and muted :-) Unusual to see a picture of an owl asleep like that.

[Louise & Ken]

What a lucky coincidence that you had two lovely owl images here! I'm glad you added information to your comment as it's nice to know this lovely bird is being well cared for.

[Margaret Tryon]

@Weezilou I have been very lucky at our local zoo, and at exhibits to be allowed to take photos. I use these as references for painting and just for the love of animals.

[Carole Neesam]

Gorgeous x

[Margaret Tryon]

@redfl83 Thanks Carole.

[TPiix]

very cute :) i love that his eyes are closed ... are you sure its an owl? it looks a lot like a tawny frog mouth which looks quite similar but is not of the owl family.... just wondering :))

[Margaret Tryon]

@taidster Thanks, This is an owl that was rescued by a wildlife person. I'm not sure the type but I'm going back through my shots to see if I can find the name. I really like the tawny frog mouth...great name. :-)