Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Screech Owl


Photo taken at the Tualatin River Natl Wildlife Refuge. The owl opened its eyes now and then, but most of the time it looked asleep.

4 comments:

Sally said...

A very good image, Bjorn, with nice detail in the eye and feathers --
Had you located the bird on a previous hike or did you just happen upon it?

Bjorn said...

One of the volunteers at the refuge showed me the owl's location last winter. Since then, I've seen it a few times in the same place.

David Bryan Gilmore said...

It looks like it could be in the woods on the west end?

Bjorn said...

It's in the woods where the trail meets the creek and makes a sharp left turn to the observation deck.
On the other side of the creek is a tree with a big gash in it and that's where the owl can sometimes be found. You need to look carefully because the owl blends in so well.