Sunday (4/6/14) was overcast and relatively dark all day long. My son and I went to Yost Park before sunset in the hopes of spotting the barred owl pair. I think the female has yet to lay eggs.
We ran into Finn, one of the regular Yost Park owl hunters, who spotted the male.

After some hooting, the male was joined by the female.


I felt the female was reacting to the clicks of my camera, so I switched to silent mode. While silent mode is truly silent, its high speed burst rate is not as rapid as regular mode. As such, this was my only shot of the female departing.

We tracked her down farther west along the ravine with help from the crows.

The barred owls are venturing to the bottom of the ravine, even though the trees have not leafed out enough to hide them from the evil minions of the Dark Lord. The park is their realm, so I assume they know what they are doing.
We ran into Finn, one of the regular Yost Park owl hunters, who spotted the male.

After some hooting, the male was joined by the female.


I felt the female was reacting to the clicks of my camera, so I switched to silent mode. While silent mode is truly silent, its high speed burst rate is not as rapid as regular mode. As such, this was my only shot of the female departing.

We tracked her down farther west along the ravine with help from the crows.

The barred owls are venturing to the bottom of the ravine, even though the trees have not leafed out enough to hide them from the evil minions of the Dark Lord. The park is their realm, so I assume they know what they are doing.
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