Barred Owls are very common throughout the US and Canada (though relatively recently in the west). They're also known as the "hooting owls" for their distinctive and iconic "whooo-whooo" calls.
I can't tell you how long I looked for a good shot of these guys. I could hear them often in one of the woods where I often worked but could never track one down. Then one day when I was picking my way along a trail looking for something else (Winter Wrens I believe) I paused and looked around and there this guy was - directly above me only maybe two and a half meters away. And it stayed there not paying me any mind whatsoever. So I set up my gear and shot away. Then, after half an hour or so and as if it "knew" I needed some different looks and a better angle, it flew over to this perch. I honestly couldn't have scripted a better perch; the mossy limb, the bug cedar trunk in the background, nice balanced light; everything I could wish for. I don't often brag but I will this time - this is about the best Barred Owl shot you'll find online (trust me, I look).
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