Love these Owl pictures!
spread your wings
carry the night in
silent flight
The eagle owl is both one of the largest and longest-lived owls. With wing spans up to 6 feet, it has no natural predators, although it is sometimes mobbed by crows. The leading causes of death– electrocution, hunting, and poisoning–are man-made.
Nesting on cliffs or rocky outcrops, it has a wide distribution throughout Europe and Asia. I love its binomial name–Bubo Bubo.
Eagle owls are solitary, territorial, and nocturnal. They can more often be heard, having a large number of vocalizations, than seen.
For Colleen’s #TankaTuesday, poet’s choice.
The Nature-led Life 
I felt the flutter of a breeze caused by an owl flying far too close to me. I felt honoured and it’s something I’ll never forget.
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That’s beautiful, Scarlet!
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My sister had a (reasonably) close encounter with a barn owl yesterday – it was sitting on a fence post as she went past. I haven’t seen one in ages, but I hear them all the time in the trees behind my house.
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Did it try to deliver any letters? We have an owl nest outside our bedroom window. The Great Horned owl pair use it in the winter. I love their sound the most, classic hoot-hoot-hoo hoo. The Barred owls are invasive here and come in the summer. They’re always asking ‘Who cooks for you?” and I find it rather patronizing because; “Shove off bird! I can’t afford a personal chef!” It’s not as easy to fall asleep too, but they’re own here for three months out of the year.
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The drawings are beautiful
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