Barred Owl

Just as I was leaving the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary last week another photographer drew my attention to this Barred Owl having a snooze in a tree near the exit trail. There were actually two owls but the other one,perched a little below this one, was obscured by branches. Owls are becoming another favorite model of mine since, like Great Blue Herons, they often sit unmoving for long periods of time, thus enabling even torpid photographers like myself to get a photograph.

Barred Owls

When I heard from a friend that there were owls nesting in Beacon Hill Park I rushed to tell Benjamin. Together we went and sure enough we got to see two of them sitting up in the trees. They are such an amazing bird to look at with those eyes. Felt more like we were being watched than the other way around. - Fern