The “Look of Love!”

This face yesterday inspired almost non-stop love songs. My male Great Horned Owl is besotted! Even during the middle of the day he hooted his desire and devotion. I think he is about to get “lucky”!

Welcome to Year #6 of the Amity Owls. Over the past five years I have watched Les and Amy (as in Les for the “Lester River” and Any for “Amity Creek”) raise 10 owlets. They are devoted parents.

This morning I went out hiking again before sunrise this morning. I was hoping my love-struck male Great Horned Owl would start a duet with his sweetheart, which I might video and thus get the song. However, Poppa Owl just half-heartedly hooted a bit, and led me around the forest. Next I hoped the owl might allow me a photograph of it silhouetted against the rising crescent moon. Nope, once again. My owl hid in the top of a white pine and refused to fly to the top of a dead tree like yesterday. Thus, I listened to his occasional hoots and photographed the moon by itself. On the plus side, I did NOT fall on all the refreeeze!