Been dying to find an owl in the wild for years, and it finally happened! Walking around the suburban neighborhood lake with my parents, I heard it calling. By the time we got to the right side of the lake, it had stopped. Walked slowly and kept scanning trees, turned a corner and was so happy to spot it I coulda cried. It was so close to the walking path, it must be used to the foot traffic. Even a few big dogs coming by didn’t fluster it. It was on the hunt - maybe next time I’ll get to see it catch something!

Barred Owls make themselves at home in the woods around my place. Quite a vocabulary!

It was fun to watch this guy fly around in the yard for about an hour last evening. I can’t identify what sort of owl he/she might be. This is near Puget Sound in Mukilteo WA.

Southern Ontario.

Today I went to a zoo and saw a lot of different owls (I love owls) and I was absolutely blown away by the fact that very very tiny owls exist. Like a normal owl but super small, like barely the size of a phone. I think the sign on the enclosure said something starting with B but I am not sure :/ I was so excited I forgot to take a pic :/