Photo: Diane Edwardson, October 30, 2011, 6:32 PM. Can you see the owl atop the Italian Cypress Tree? (Click on photos to enlarge.)
Photo: Diane Edwardson, October 30, 2011, 6:34 PM. I could see the ear tufts indicating it was a Great Horned Owl, but they didn't read in the waning light shot with a handheld point & shoot camera. This time of year, you can hear their calls at night.
Photo: Diane Edwardson, October 30, 2011, 6:34 PM. The moon was grinning like the Cheshire Cat, while the owl was looking for tasty rats. After cooperating for a few frames, the owl flew to the top of a neighbor's Eucalyptus Tree.
Great Horned Owls are the only animal that regularly eats skunks. No wonder we hear so many owls around my yard. Learn more about Great Horned Owls: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
