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4 August International Owl Awareness Day!

Owls play a vital role in their ecosystem by controlling the rodent population.

 

Have always loved owls, and attend lectures at nearby nature centers as often as I can.

A few have captive owls to gaze upon; only birds who cannot be returned to the wild.

A few images that I've snapped:

Eastern Screech Owl, Red Morph

Eastern Screech Owl, Grey Morph

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Barred Owl

Long-eared Owl

The Rare Pommy Owl
I typed 'owl' into my photo library search, and this came up, so I figured...why not?
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Vacation Travels: The Birds

I love cats, yet I have always been an amateur bird-watcher.  On the stay-cation part of my recent vacation, my friend BG and I traveled all over the area to observe some of Mother Nature's feathered children.

Kensington Metropark allows folks to feed the birds, so we had some sitting right on our fingertips!

Howell Nature Center helps all types of animals with rehabilitation and to teach folks about our furry, feathered and scaly friends.

Lake St. Clair Metropark (formerly Metro Beach) has an owl show, plus much more when you walk the nature center paths.

Here are a few of the photos that I snapped, and please forgive me, Trout Talkin' Tabbies for showing BASS-TERD BURDS on my post today!

Black Capped Chickadee
Kensington Metropark

Female Downy Woodpecker
Kensington Metropark

Something is budding!
Kensington Metropark

Sandhill Cranes
Kensington Metropark

Kestrel
Howell Nature Center

Bald Eagle
Howell Nature Center

Great Horned Owl Mama and owlets 'way
up in the tree bucket
Lake St. Clair Metropark

Male Screech Owl
Lake St. Clair Metropark

Female Screech Owl
Lake St. Clair Metropark

Barred Owl
Lake St. Clair Metropark

Saw Whet Owl
Lake St. Clair Metropark