Not alone .....

[Pappy]

yesterday morning (4:30 am) my wife opened the front door and let Gauge out. She was startled when a big Barred owl flew away from the front tree, which is only 8 feet from the front door.

Well he was back this morning. I reckon he is after mice, so more power to him! Kind of freaky knowing he was so close, and I would imagine he has been there most every night , we just never knew it!

He is about 16 to 20 inches tall, and has a 3 foot wingspan!

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/CMR4255/1065946922_wVT4v-L.jpg

http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/CMR4256/1065948470_WdKq9-L.jpg

[3400ben]

Should of asked him to smile.lol

[Quad18star]

Nice bird. :)

[firefighterjosh]

Thats a sweet looking owl

[yellowzo3]

Cool deal! :cool: I think I've only seen one owl ever in the wild.

I remember on a school trip when I was a kid we had a wildlife expert show us all kinds of animals and reptiles. One of them was a huuuuuugeee owl. It was definitely one of the coolest animals I've ever seen. It was awesome when he showed us how far they can turn their heads :p

[OutlawBill]

build a owl house and he may stay around a lot longer

[slightlybent47]

That’s what I like about the winter time coming up, the trees are bare and you can see all the birds of pray sitting and waiting for a meal.
Down here in south Texas we get a lot of birds in the winter time.

[slightlybent47]

Well pappy I was working by my barn the other day and I felt I was Beeing watched. I look up and just above my head about 2 feet away I saw this.
http://i52.tinypic.com/am37yh.jpg

[<DRS>GPF]

be careful not to get "irratible owl syndrome". :p