Oh owls, how cute they are!
This is a barn owl.
At a farmer's barn in Barchem, barn owls nest and return every year.
Especially for photographers, he has put up some items that the barn owls gratefully make use of and the photographers can photograph the owls in a playful way.
This barn owl was on guard while its young were trying to learn to fly. Too cute to witness that. Unfortunately, the hatchlings were very shy and kept sitting and flying in the dark, making them difficult to photograph.
But as this owl sat down in the window frame, I could not resist capturing it. It is such'a special bird to see.
There is something cute and intelligent about him/her.
A true nocturnal animal and a real feast for the eyes.
I look back on this with a warm feeling, on how I sat anxiously peering and waiting in the late hours to see if the owl would show itself. And when it did, joy all around!
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