Owls

I thought I would freshen up my blog with a new background. I have always liked owls. I can remember learning about them in school. How big their wingspans were, how their eyes are fixed and they would have to rotate their heads to see, their keen eyesight and hearing and how silently they could fly. I also found owl's poop fascinating. Upon dissecting their pellets you can find skeletons and fur of the rodents they've eaten. I was very fortunate one night to see an owl. I had come home in the evening and was walking to my front door when I felt a presence. I looked around to see what it was and there in a tree by my drive way was a big brown owl. Seeing one in person was quite an experience. She was looking around I suppose for food. I very much wanted to get my camera but I thought by the time I did that she would be gone. I stood taking in the sight of such a beautiful creature. And before I knew it she was taking off. Her wings stretched without sound and she flew from the branch into the night. I was very lucky to grow up surrounded by the state game lands and all the beauty within.