Sleeping - as it should since it's a crepuscular predator (i.e. it hunts at dusk and dawn).
Peeking. The crows woke it up (shifting the blame to the annoying crows), but it is quite possible that the humans staring and photographing it from below can attribute to that too.
Quite fully awake now.
Giving itself a good scratching and grooming.
Pure satisfaction.
Looks like it is yawning, but it was actually trying to regurgitate - as something solid came out of its mouth a few seconds later.
Other worthy birding pictures to share.
Immature Bald Eagle flying by.
Killdeer nesting.
Yellow-rumped Warbler flying around unpredictably. This is the Audubon's race - as identified by its yellow throat. Pretty bird.
A Spotted Towhee singing for a potential mate..
6 comments:
Hey! We got photos of the yellow-rumped warbler today, too! In the same trees, I bet.
It was the first time we'd seen one, so we are happy.
A nice set of pictures. I love the owl serie, it is a very funny one!
Oh, you got some very good owl pictures!
I feel priviledged of being able to see this magnificent owl so close with all its details in this blog. If I could get such photos of one I would probably pee in my pants out of excitement (if you excuse the expression).
The warbler too is lovely.
Great owl shots! Is the tree near the ponds?
What a coincidence, WW! Were you guys at Terra Nova on Tuesday as well? Yep, there were quite a few Yellow-rumped Warblers that day.
Chris, CS - Thank you both. I felt very lucky to capture the moment.
Tarolino - I might not pee out of excitement, but when I always hold my breathe when I spotted something unique. Need to remember to breath (or in your case, pee before you go out).
Anon - The tree was not near the pond, it was near the community garden. There are a few Douglas Fir trees behind the red building, and the owl was spotted on them.
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