We had another totally unexpected visitor today!
Imagine getting up early morning and as you go outside, you scan the area all around and notice something unusual. I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye and swung my head to look intensively at the big tree next to our cottage.
Yes, I saw something lumpy that was not a natural part of a branch and my first thought was that it was a cat.
But come, let me show you the story!
See what I mean? There's a lump in the fork of the tree that should not be there!
Ever so softly I approached the tree to try and figure out what it was! Oh, oh, oh, a sleeping owl.
I let out a soft cough and he peeped!
Here is a closer look at his eye!
Then it was time to leave for church and the first thing upon our return was that I checked if the owl was still in the tree.
I could not get to the frontal side of the owl, as the tree that he was in is inside a fenced off property next door and we were told that the residents had gone out for the weekend and that they would return later on today.
So I waited!
So, the neighbors returned and they allowed me to come into their yard. This is the first shot that I took of the sleeping owl from the front side.
I acted the coughing part again and as I was in the open, this guy opened his eyes to stare directly at this idiot with the camera that was disturbing his much needed sleep.
As a bonus, I took another few shots and then left him alone to get his rest!
He is still there now at 19:30hrs and I presume that he will only leave at about 21hrs to start his nightly hunt. My first to see a "Spotted Eagle Owl" and I hope he will return to the tree. If he does, we will organize to put up an owl box for him in the big tree! What a blessing to see this lovely creature free and wild!
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