It was such a surprise to see a Great Horned Owl in our birdbath the past few mornings.  We thought it was the Red-tailed Hawk that lives nearby but we were mistaken this time!

We get up each morning early and look out our sliding glass door to the birdbath. Sometimes we see the hawk splashing away. We thought this was the hawk again. Phil got the camera and hid behind the wall and clicked away at the birdbath, without looking out the window. I sneaked into the other room to catch a glimpse of him without him seeing me. He flies away if he sees us now.

As I peeked out the window, this huge bird’s head rotated 180 degrees and looked right at me. Hmmm. I didn’t know hawks could turn their heads completely around?! A couple of minutes later he flew right by the window up into the tree and…. he had feathers all over his legs and feet. I didn’t know that hawks had feathers on their legs and feet?!

I went into our bedroom and got the camera and started looking at the  photographs that Phil took. It was a Great Horned Owl! Unbelievable! He’s been by for an early morning bath for the past 3 mornings! What a treat!!

We brought the photographs down to Mike at the Birdwatcher’s General Store and he couldn’t believe it! Wow!