I returned to the Owl area about an hour after taking the images in my post Barred Owl, Cozy In The Sun to find the Owl in the same spot, perhaps shifted a bit with the sun.

Barred Owls haven’t been spotted in this immediate area for months and I wondered if this was one of the parents of last year’s Barred Owl Owlet . And also if the mate might also be around.

I wandered around the small pond and saw a large white splat on the ground. Looking up, there s/he was.

Because the two owls were so close together, maybe 150 feet (45 Meters) I’m reasonably sure they are a couple. An interloper, even last year’s young, would be driven off.

January 28, 2021

A passing photographer shared this Barred Owl’s location; I’m not sure I would have spotted it unless it moved when I was right there.

He was puffed up for the cold and wind, and appeared to be snoozing, but did rouse enough for a bit of grooming on his gigantic claw.

The resurrection fern just to the left of the owl on the  Live Oak branch was looking good after the previous day’s rain around 1 1/2 inches ( 4 cm) .

If I hadn’t seen the Barred Owl fly up into this tree I might have walked by without noticing him. He sure saw me. It was a spot I’ve passed many times but never seen much happening. Rather dark with a heavy tree canopy, it’s not far from the bamboo area where a juvenile has been learning to hunt. I looked around to see if junior was here too, but didn’t spot him. Or maybe this was him, all grown up—it happens fast.

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Looking a little worse for the wear this Bard Owl was drying out after a rain

Good morning! That is all.

This Barred Owl struck up a nice pose on a broken tree stump off a trail in the woods behind the bamboo garden at Magnolia Plantation.

If Ted hadn’t seen the Owl fly into the area we might have passed on by without spotting him.