Yesterday’s task was to try and find a Great Horned Owl that we knew was hanging around some old cottonwoods not too far from our house. We tramped around the slushy woods, looking for that distinctive owl silhouette on one of the bare branches. After 45 minutes of searching, I was just about to give up when Bill stopped and pointed: “There he is!”
Score. I took a quick picture.
Actually, double score. When I looked closely, I saw there were two Great Horned Owls. See the second guy? On the left?
He was even harder to see when he turned his head.
I walked around the tree and the one on the right seemed to disappear. Magic owls.
It took some time, but I finally found a spot where I could see them both at the same time. Gotta love camouflage!
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Not one, but two — doubly cool! And an amazing disappearing act they can do!
It really is amazing, isn’t it? Thanks for checking them out!
Great photos. Love the post!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic! That is a real score.
It did pretty much make my day. I went back today, and they’re still hanging out in the same spot.
Wonderful, how magical to capture these magnificant birds!
They do conjure up thoughts of magic,don’t they? There aren’t many birds that will just sit and watch you as you stumble around them, either!
Such calm wisdom in their silent watching…..it almost makes me feel foolish in my stumbling 🙂
Terrific!
🙂
Brilliant camouflage, and great photographs!
Thanks!
I was looking right tht second guy and never saw him. Very cool.
Isn’t that incredible? He seems to appear out of the tree.
Magic indeed. I wonder how many I’ve missed.
I know! I’ve been scrutinizing every tree I go by now, sure that each one is filled with hidden owls.
Incredible! Incredible camouflage, incredible spotting, incredible photos. 🙂
Thanks. I went back today to see if I I could find them, and didn’t see them. Maybe they were there, watching me…
They definitely are magic owls. Amazing photos.
🙂 Thanks, Janet!
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