Friday, May 27, 2011

Screech Owl - Napa County

Danette, Patrick and I were out for an adventure on a drive to Lake Berryessa to start our holiday weekend.  We pulled off highway 128 a few miles east of Lake Hennessey at a nice riparian area where two creeks come together. As we stood listening to the bubbling of the creeks and enjoyed all the new green foliage of spring, Danette commented on a knot hole in a snag that looked just like an owl's face. Turns out that is exactly what it was, a Western Screech Owl on his doorstep watching the world go by. I returned a few days later with my camera to get a few shots.

Western Screech Owl