Heather Crownover had a visit from two tiny owls. She wrote, “We recently have had close-up visits from Northern pygmy-owls, one of only a handful of diurnal owls.  In the first picture, you can see one owl looking straight at me, while the other is just below and tucked away within the branches of the tree.

In the second picture, the lower owl has taken flight.  The third picture was a different encounter where the owl seemed as interested in me as I was with him. I could not choose which picture to send of this small, but fierce, impressive bird.”

I love these little owls - they have false eyes on the back of their heads, a nice gift from Mother Nature. I was on KGUA FM radio last week, talking about this owl sighting. Peggy Berryhill asked me what diurnal meant. And I flubbed it! It means "of the day."

Thanks to Heather for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's been very cloudy and cool today. Rain is predicted for Friday.