Day of the Dead to the Living

A Papa Great-horned Owl briefly opening his eyes after a long night of providing for two growing chicks and their Mom. He wasn't easily disturbed.

[Ramesh Chand]

good shot.....O.K. this duty is to provide eatables. Robert Velten

[Kerri]

Beautiful!

[Anna B-K]

very nice

[Carolyn White]

Wow! Awesome capture! I would love to see an owl in the wild.

[Robin]

Fantastic capture, Robert. He looks so majestic.

[Megan Richardson]

how wonderful to see him like this, he is very handsome and imposing

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Awesome!

[Kimmi]

beautiful bird

[Juanita]

Fab capture!

[Autumn Eden]

How lucky! I still have never seen an owl in the wild except for the occasional fly over at night.

[Kathryn Marshall]

good find and shot.

[Zoe Ferrie]

Beautiful!

[Al Perry]

Great shot.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

And you got to see the dad too! You are so lucky!

[Jennifer C]

wowee faved

[Ellen E]

so beautiful. He is very aware of you and your camera. :)

[bruni]

Majestic bird..unusual for me to see one in during the day.

[Brad Johnson]

The unflappable flapper.

[BirdNerd (Sandra M)]

They're so cool because while they hide well, when you do see them, they're pretty undisturbed. They don't have many predators! He's gorgeous!

[Heidi]

When I took the trash out 2 nights ago,
some movement caught the corner of my eye.
It hopped, then hopped again, right toward me,
but about 25 meters away. A rabbit! I thought.
Kind of bold, but...
Then it flew silently away.
I'm pretty sure it was the barred owl that lives around here.
Interesting creatures of the night.