Hoot!

A few days back, E and I took a little nature walk around our backyard before her nap. The birds were unusually talkative, chirping non-stop and fluttering back and forth between the trees as if something exciting were on the way. We also noticed tufts of white feathers sprinkled throughout the yard; never a good sign for little birds.

Later that same evening, just before sunset, the four of us (dog, too) walked around the backyard and noticed the same erratic activity amongst the birds. And then we spotted it....an enormous owl in the eucalyptus tree! We broke out the binoculars and tried to take some photos but it was more exciting just to watch him spin his head around and give us the stink-eye.


With some help from google we figured out that it's most likely a Great Horned Owl.