Flesh World - "The Wild Animals in my Life"

I saw my first owl.

We were driving up the dirt road at the cottage when I glimpsed a flash of something through my window. It was gliding alongside the car, a few feet away.

We stopped the car and got out and walked back down the road. Sitting on a branch a little way into the forest there was a barred owl staring at us quietly with its black eyes. We watched it swoop away silently.

The next day we saw another one on a trail at Murphys Point Provinicial Park. We heard the high-pitched whistle of the young owl and then we saw one of its parents on a branch, not too far off, watching us from the green world. You can hear the calls of the barred owl here. The juvenile whistling was the only sound we heard, we didn't hear the famous "Who-cooks-for-you?" hoot. Maybe next time.

The woods are full of surprises, friends. You probably live in a city like I do, but I hope you get to go out there sometimes.

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(photo by Spike)