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(This post was last modified: 03-13-2016, 05:20 AM by celestino.)
Lovely photo, Kevin! Wow!
She has great camouflage as she looks to be part of the tree! Big Grin
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#52

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Austin, TX
(03-13-2016, 05:20 AM)celestino Wrote: Lovely photo, Kevin! Wow!
She has great camouflage as she looks to be part of the tree!  Big Grin
Thanks celestino !

I always look, particularly as the weather warms, in the trees to see if I can sight them roosting and she was very much tucked into the branches of this particular tree. My wife was amazed that I had even been able to see her in fact!

Here's another shot I grabbed with a tighter zoom...

I do think they have young birds in the nest as I can hear various scratching sounds etc. so hope to have some images of the babies soon! Amazing creatures and so very cool to share the yard with them Smile

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#53

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She is, indeed, beautiful. Thanks for sharing the photos, Kevin.

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Philadelphia, PA
crazy...looks just like bark on a tree!
Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
#55

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Austin, TX
(03-15-2016, 07:53 AM)andrewjs18 Wrote: crazy...looks just like bark on a tree!

They really do- that is a cedar tree but in the oaks they are even more camouflaged. Pretty incredible stuff! Thanks for the kind words on the images but the owls did all the work Smile
Kevin
#56

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Canada
Owls are such fascinating entities.
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#57

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Incredible picture.


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