"He blinked his eyes," Ed said, when I commented that the owl almost looked like a toy. We perused the bird books last night and came to the tentative conclusion that the owl might be a screech owl. He appears to be 10-12" high and marked with a striped feather pattern.
It has been a number of years since we have seen or heard owls on the farm. Could this owl be a migrating visitor, or a local resident who has been upset by work in the barn, or a newcomer whose habitat has been altered by global warming? Whatever the cause of his visit, we're glad to welcome an owl to the farm and will keep a watchful eye out for further appearances.
Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler
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