Our 93rd species was spotted last night on my way home from town. As I was passing a neighbor's new gate, I noticed a white bird-ish shape perched on a oak branch overlooking the road. I hadn't noticed anything there before, and when I stopped to peer at it, discovered the lovely heart shaped face of a male Barn Owl looking back. We figured they had to be around - they're not uncommon after all - but neither one of us had actually spotted one where we were confident in our identification. We both agreed that it was a good omen for the nesting prospects of the several Barn Owl nestboxes that Dino has recently installed on our place. (Photo US Fish and Wildlife, in the public domain.)On the subject of which (bird boxes that is), Dino and Audubon compadres have had several work days the last couple of weeks for building new boxes intended for the abovementioned Barn Owls, plus Wood Ducks and passerines such as Bluebirds and other cavity nesters.
I took last week off work, it was a little rough getting myself back into the office on Monday, but now look! Four more days off, one of which will be spent eating good food! Nifty!
This photograph was taken on a not-quite futile fungus hunting expedition over the weekend. I found this oak bathed in pretty afternoon light near Lion Creek on our Northwest Territory. A friend who saw this photograph states she can see a horse in it (that would have to be a spirit horse however).
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