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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Storm watcher?

 
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) perched in a California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica) at Point Reyes on 26 December 2024.

2 comments:

Trina said...

How high up was this?

Jackie Sones said...

Hi, Trina!

Hmmm...something like 12-15 feet off the ground? Not too high, but in a very dense thicket of wax myrtle shrubs.

The owl stood out from a distance -- so pale against the dark leaves -- so this photo is shot from far away, but then cropped to highlight the owl.

:) Jackie