Whoooooo is that in my tree?
Yesterday, while standing out on my back deck, I heard mama Sandpiper ‘tweeting’ in the rear of my yard. I picked up my camera to go in search of the distressed whistles, thinking for sure she was back there distracting another animal from a chick again. Just as I passed my wildflower garden, I happened to glance up into a tree, and saw the most beautiful - and huge - great horned owl! No wonder the sandpiper was making a lot of racket. A little research on my part showed that great horned owls like to eat bunnies, rodents, and birds - among other things. Apparently, there are quite a few things on the menu - to include cats!
I crept a little closer, but didn’t have my long lens on my camera. I managed to snap a few photos before my neighbor cranked up his 4-wheeler and frightened the owl away! I was very upset about that.
The owl looked to be almost 2′ tall, and when he flew away his wingspan was amazing. I don’t know how he managed to fly through all the trees without hitting any of them! What a gorgeous bird. I do hope that he’ll return to my yard again - when the neighbor isn’t home!
