Barred Owl, Little Maquoketa River Valley, Iowa ------------
Joan and I sat down with a glass of wine on our porch this evening when suddenly one of our Barred Owls flew across the front yard very low, went up again, and landed in a tree nearby. The camera was waiting, ready to shoot, near the door and within a few seconds I had the bird in my viewfinder. We have seen the pair of owls every evening during the last few days. Sometimes it was too late for even thinking about a picture but today we had the best light so far. It is an exciting story for us, although we still don’t know for sure about their offspring and where the nest is located. We just guess it is very close…