I carried my heavy camera equipment with me on Sunday, hoping the owl would be in the same perch but came up empty. So, I switched back to my light weight gear on Monday and then Tuesday. The owl was back in its Friday and Saturday perch on Tuesday but I found out too late to bring my better equipment!

However, I was able to get some decent pictures with my scope and iPhone.

Unlike Saturday, were it when to a high perch after fly out, which is what I’m used to with a Great Horned Owl, tonight this owl seemed to be interested in the rodents that it had been seeing from its perch. It flew out to two different branches about 25 feet off the ground and carefully looked at the ground. It flew off after about 40 minutes, and didn’t hunt in front of us, but we had extended views and enjoyed the experience!