Breaking in a Peterson 606 with some Briar Fox. In other news, a really bad picture took through binoculars of a Barred Owl. First owl I’ve seen I believe. I’ve heard what I think are a pair of great horned owls in the woods behind my house for years but I’ve never seen them. Last year I started hearing Eastern Screech Owls. Exciting to me.
I’ve heard Barred Owls in the woods and the sound is unmistakable, but to be able to watch one for 30 minutes was awesome. I mimicked a call and to see his head turn and stare at me with those big black eyes from another world, it was special.