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Looking out the kitchen window while doing dishes last week… I saw an owl.
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We hardly ever spot them so I was tickled to get a photograph, even if it was only of his back.
Then… about 10 minutes later?
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There he was!
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A beautiful barred owl perched on our back deck railing.
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Sitting pretty and letting me snap some much better pics.
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He didn’t even mind the deer showing up for dinner.
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My husband and I were like little kids at the zoo and clicked photos like mad.
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He was so beautiful!
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❤️🩷❤️
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River's world..... 
Oh wow. What a morning. I would be ONE big kid too if I witnessed that. Brilliant. I really enjoyed this post and I was grinning from ear to ear.
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In 23 years of living here I think we’ve had one owl land on the roof.
This was magical!
❤️❤️❤️
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I bet. I wouldn’t be surprised if you witness more encounters with this owl.
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I hope so!
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Fantastic pics – especially the one with the deer walking away under the beady eye ogf the owl. 🙂
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They paid him absolutely no attention.
😊
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Wonderful photos and video. We’ve heard owls around here but I’ve never seen one. Thanks for sharing these images.
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It’s embarrassing how thrilled we were.
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Totally understandable.
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Awesome!
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He was!
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Wow, gorgeous! We have a great horned owl living in backyard tree whom we see occasionally. Owls really are such beautiful, majestic creatures.
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A great horned?
Impressive!
❤️
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Yes, he often stands out of the lawn. He’s huge!
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I’m jealous!
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We hung a saw-whet owl house in the back yard but we are still waiting for someone to move in. It may be too late for nesting but I feel optimistic about the next next time around.
Cathy and I are not envious people. This experience puts that to the test. Good for you.
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Saw-whet’s are adorable! If they move in, be sure to share.
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I’ve always had a thing for owls. He’s gorgeous!
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He really was!
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Omg you are so lucky! What a great shot! I love owls, they are closely associated with us Libras. Really beautiful.
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I can’t believe he stayed as long as he did.
It was wonderful!
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He looks wise-perhaps a harbinger of good news. We have a few crows talking as we clean our yard and get ready for the Spring. I believe they are talking about something they are protecting in a nearby pond. They use our fountain to dip their bread.
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We have a crow family of family that live in our woods. Noisy devils.
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Gorgeous gorgeous owl and deer! I could use more of those and less javelina and wolf!
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I’ll trade you a few deer for a javelina… but I’m keeping the owl.
😉
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Amazing. In daylight and not afraid of you being out there with it.
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Technically we were in the house taking pictures through the window… but still. He knew we were there and it was magical.
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Awesome!!!!!!!
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Well, sh*t. Now I want a flock of owls instead of crows swarming me.
Given how dark the mornings are now, they might even show up…
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Perhaps you could cover yourself in live mice and voles…
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Sounds like a Halloween costume idea…
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Wow! That’s really cool!
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It was!
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Holy wow! Amazing and beautiful. I occasionally hear one hooting in the yard in the pre-dawn hours, but I’ve never actually seen one there. That head swivel is amazing, too.
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He seemed quite regal…
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I’m so excited to see the photos online, but if I were there in person? I’d have to change my pants. 🙂 He’s gorgeous!!
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I’m embarrassed to say how tickled we were.
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That is so cool. I love the nights when I can hear the great horned owls calling. The bar owls are also very cool, but their screech is eldricht–we kept wondering what the unearthly noise was until I checked the Audubon Society’s webpage.
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How lucky are you!!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous 🦉😍
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