Barred owl , Strix varia

oh that is fantastic! he is beautiful

He is hansome , pretending to be modest , too Klahanie .

Hi Driad and Sticki,
I think he is eyeing something on the ground.

he looks really big!

Wonderful! Great shot.

I would guess about 2 feet?

that is huge! were you standing quite near him?

I like him/her.

Sticki, about 10 feet.You can approch them quite close. They do not care.

Hello Bik, how is your garden growing?

Thank you Dirtyred.

there are owls in the woods behind this house ~ i can hear them but i have never seen one, how amazing that it doesnt mind you being so near

very well Klahanie.

:-)He usually ignores me but sometimes I am worried Sticki, if he would get in my hair, he would make a terrible mess would not he?

I can't imagine he would do that? But make sure you never have a mouse on your head......he might take more interest then!

:-)

He/She is beautiful...! Wish I had a pet like that...

Hi Kaustubh
He/she is an interesting bird living in our old forest.We live on 8 acres on Vancouver Island in Western Canada.

I love owls. Lovely.

Do you have lots of owls in Australia Franny?

Yes we do. They are such beautiful birds, I'm very fascinated with them.

So am I. I feel lucky that we have some living here in our woods.