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Hello down there!

After returning to the woods all week with no luck finding little screech, early this Christmas morning as the snow gently fell, he sat quietly waiting for me up on his balcony. No better Christmas gift could I have received.

Merry Christmas to all and may you be blessed with small wonders.

For those of you who marveled at little screech’s disguise…here are some different angles. His ability to blend into both the colour but also the textures and patterns of the tree bark are simply astonishing. I love nature. Click to enlarge for great detail.

Young Screech has a pretty good disguise, wouldn’t you say? His belly actually looks like part of the tree.

Screech owl-the holy grail of the winter woods. What a gorgeous bird and what a lucky, lucky day. Yesterday I waited an hour for him (i think) to open his eyes. I finally got a wink and a nod. Be prepared to be “screeched” at in the coming days.

Hoot!

rhamphotheca:

njwight: The largest of the Eagle owls, Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, sometimes called the Giant Eagle Owl, is an opportunistic feeder who will steel from the mouths of others. It has conspicuous ear tufts and gorgeous pink highlight feathers. The females are larger than the males and the wingspan can reach 6.5 feet. We shared this moment on an early morning drive along the river in Samburu. A highlight indeed.

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