Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Neighborhood Owl

Its almost midnight, the deck doors are open, the house is quiet, and I'm listening to the "Hoot Hootie Hoot, Whoo Whoo" of the owl that has been hanging around our waterfront for that past several weeks. Its very close tonight, but I still can't see it.
Our home in Illinois was in a very wooded area, and we frequently heard the calls of owls at night, screech owls and horned owls. Its very comforting to listen to this, knowing that they are quietly decimating the rodent population every night.
If you can't sleep some night, take a walk towards the water, and listen to our visitor. There he goes again....

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