Owl in a Day's Work...

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It is not unusual for us to wake up to animal noises, provided by an imaginative four year old.  So when I heard "hooting" at 7:30 this morning, it didn't surprise me.  I was not happy, however, because it was loud and I was afraid Ava would wake up her little brother.

But in a few minutes she came bounding down the stairs and jumped on our bed and the "hooting" continued.  Let me emphasize, it was loud.  By now the dog was awake, so I decided to let her out and go investigate.

Once I got outside this "hooting" was very loud.  It was undoubtedly an owl, something I'd never seen in the wild before, so I decided to look for him (yes, it sounds like something Phyllis would do!).  It did not take me long to find him.  I should say them.  Two great horned owls perched high in a tree just across the street from our house.  They were magnificent!  And huge!  And loud!

I managed to get a very poor photo of them before they both took off with their immense wings flapping through the trees.  What a cool way to start a Sunday morning!

My hope is that they will stick around and grab Fat Ass the cat or maybe even the neighbor's pissy Pomeranian.  I love owls.


The two great horned owls are the blobs in the center of the picture.  They were awesome!  This picture was actually taken through Ava's bedroom window.

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