March 19, 2025

I’m pleased to realize that this Barred Owl (Strix varia) hangs out here a good bit. It showed up again this evening, as dessert was being served, and stayed on that same Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) branch for more than an hour. It’s the same branch I captured it on many days ago. It watched intently as songbirds ate hulled sunflower seeds on the ground and woodpeckers worked at the suet in the feeders. Demonstrating to me how easily it can turn its head 270 degrees in either direction.

Surely it could see me as I was taking pictures and showed no concern. Same reaction as when I captured the Barred Owl in flight a while back. Same one? Probably.

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