At dusk two evenings ago, I happily give credit to my husband for spotting a large dark bird sitting on the ground under the trees at the back of our yard.
With my binoculars, I saw the bird had its back to me. Then it spun its head.
A gorgeous face and two big yellow eyes of a Great Horned Owl was staring right back at me!
We were both startled! 😉 The owl quickly flushed up into the trees.
Camera ready and in-hand, I stayed partially hidden and waited. Would it return?
It did! 🤗😊🤗
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Great Horned Owl
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The owl flushed again as I was clicking off the shots.
I patiently waited a few more minutes….maybe, just maybe….
Yes! The owl dropped back to the ground, this time closer to us! I got a few shots before the Great Horned Owl flushed up again and flew off.
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Great Horned Owl
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Great Horned Owl
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What an awesome, memorable visitor! You might remember, several months ago I had another unique visitor in our little over one-acre yard, a Bald Eagle. Lucky me!
