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bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2010-12-28 11:27 pm
bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2010-12-28 11:27 pm
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Shadow Play With Bird And Raccoons
Hey, cool! We just saw an owl in the cottonwood stand! I’m not sure what kind it was because it was silhouetted by the valley lights,* but I am going to guess great horned owl, because it had little tufts and because they’re apparently the most common kind of owl around here.
Nifty moment there. I see various raptors circling around here in the daytime, but seeing an owl out the window is a bit rarer.
I can’t help but think that the poor bugger must be freezing, too. Hope it finds a mouse or something to keep that energy up.
*Hell, for a bit we wondered if we might be seeing a raccoon, because there were two confused but very recognizable raccoons in the trees as well, and our eyes are bad. So I got my opera glass and noted that it was probably not a raccoon unless raccoons spread out their tail feathers for preening. The part where it flew away was also a hint.
Nifty moment there. I see various raptors circling around here in the daytime, but seeing an owl out the window is a bit rarer.
I can’t help but think that the poor bugger must be freezing, too. Hope it finds a mouse or something to keep that energy up.
*Hell, for a bit we wondered if we might be seeing a raccoon, because there were two confused but very recognizable raccoons in the trees as well, and our eyes are bad. So I got my opera glass and noted that it was probably not a raccoon unless raccoons spread out their tail feathers for preening. The part where it flew away was also a hint.