Observant owls prefer to watch,
and not be seen.
At twilight we sing, muted duets.
They swoop close, ruffling my hair.
Letting me know they see me clearly,
as I go slowly blind in the deepening dusk.
Cheers to you from the all seeing owls~
Amazing!
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Grazie mille!
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I have never been this close to an owl so I thought this was great! Look at those huge eyes 🙂
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Aren’t the eyes gorgeous! They appear to glow with luminescence. So happy you like the handsome 🦉!
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My god, they are beautiful!
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Maybe that is why they hide from us! 🦉
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queste superbe creature qui in Italia sono considerate portafortuna, altri invece il contrario…ha ha
io le adoro! nelle tue immagini si possono quasi toccare
felice sera Annalisa
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Sono contento che sono considerati fortunati in Italia! Intelligenti Italiani! Alcune persone non amano i gufi, ma io sono molto contento che si fa Annalisa & Saluti a voi il mio amico~ 🦉🦉
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Wonderful captures Cindy… the eyes especially 💛
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Aren’t they luminescent and a gorgeous color! 🦉
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The light in the wonderful photos is intriguing. It looks like dusk is still at least an hour away, but the owl is alert and eager to get going. Maybe last night’s hunts came up short?
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You are perceptive.. I have seen great horned owls hunt during the day two or three times. They do sometimes, especially in winter. They are formidable predators which I have only seen in nature videos and will even go after the ever present ravens~ 🦉
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Thanks for the info. I knew that some owls hunt by daylight, but not that the great horned sometimes does.
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Those eyes Cindy!! Love your bright vivd photos. How was your Thanksgiving? Hope it was the best back in the Holler.
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It was wonderful thank you Rhonda and I just stood on the scale today and my weight is fine! Woo Hoo! Hope your holidays are merrry and bright my friend & cheers to you~
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Thanks Cindy– so fun to hear from you! (and I wish my scale had such good news!). xo
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I read your post, but wasn’t sure who was in the hospital. Whomever it is sending healing thoughts and prayers~ ❤
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Thank you Cindy- you’re so kind.– my mother (85) had 2 small strokes and I’m with her now at home hopeful she’ll recover well.
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I am so sorry to hear this. I hope she does recover well. My mother is 89 and her sister 91. Her sister is not doing well for the first time. It’s very hard for them and hard for you too. You have my empathy and best wishes ❤
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So dear Cindy. It’s a new chapter of life for them and for us too. xo
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I stood on the scales after TG day and they groaned !!!
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I couldn’t believe mine weren’t worse. I have no idea why, but I am going with it!
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They are fascinating birds.
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Amazing clarity! What a beauty, Cindy! 🙂
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Thanks Amy, he reminded me of Harry Potter’s owl~ 🦉
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Nicely caught, especially considering the low light. 🙂
I think the last one is saying “Alright you’ve got your shots, now be off with you”. 🙂
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I think he was saying that from the beginning. Owls only tolerate being around me when they know I can’t see them! Smart old 🦉!
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Not to worry. One day you can go to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. We will expect photographs of course. 🙂
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Hello HW – I missed stopping by but am back and definitely not disappointed in what I am seeing through your lens!
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Lovely to see you here Antionette! Hoping your holiday was wonderful and your sons will be home for Christmas! ❤
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Yes, he was home to vote and then on Thanksgiving.
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Lovely! 🙂
My favourite is the one where he/she seems to be talking to you 😉
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I would imagine saying some version of, “Get out of here before I swoop you lady, your wrecking my hunt….”
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😀 Sounds about right… 😉
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Absolutely beautiful!
Peta
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They are gorgeous,amazing creatures! Thank you~
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Absolutely stunning. Love love love.
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Aww, sending that love back to you~ ❤
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Cindy Knoke with some of her fabulous photographs of birds of prey.. This owl is stunning..
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Hugs and Happy Holidays to you sweet Sally! The 🦉🦉 and I appreciate you! ❤
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The feeling is mutual Cindy you have brought some wonderful images from around the world into our living rooms this year. ♥
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❤ ❤
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I love owls, Cindy. Thanks so much!
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Owls are magical creatures & thank you Olga!
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The wise Owl, silent in flight but they are watching, Thank you for sharing, :o)
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That silent flight is amazing to wittness isn’t it. When the owl ruffled my hair, it was dark, and I had no idea he was there unitl he was! Incredible!
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I’ve always had a thing for owls as my younger granddaughter. Go figure. Her too.
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You are both smart to love 🦉🦉. They are elusive, magical creatures!
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Quanta elegância dessa coruja! Vi uma das fotos no facebook e fiquei encantada, agora, mais ainda!
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Obrigada! Abraços a voce meu amiga querido, gentil e saude tambem! 🦉🦉
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What a hoot, lol. Seriously incredible close ups. Beautiful Cindy. 🙂
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I was totally owled seeing him!!! 🦉🦉
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Lol 🙂
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What an intriguing wonder of nature the owl is. Their eyes hypnotize!
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They seemed cloaked in mystery, active while we sleep, and stealthily avoiding us, smart creatures~
🦉
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Once again ur pics astound me!!! I like be owls and u captured this fellow perfectly…thanks for sharin Cindy😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Thank you more for your thoughtful appreciation~ 🦉
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U r indeed worthy Cindy-I always find ur pics an inspiration😉😎😸👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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The 🦉🦉 and I thank you!
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You’re very welcome, Cindy! @v@ ❤
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I love owls – always have! I have yet to see one in the wild, though…beautiful captures of them, here.
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I have seen then more since I moved to The Holler, but they are still quite elusive. I have been able to really see them maybe four or five times in my life.
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I love owls…I have yet to see one in the wild! Beautiful photos, here…thank you, Cindy!
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The 🦉🦉 and I appreciate you!
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*HUGS*
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I would have to believe that owls are one of the most unseen birds that exist, Cuz. I saw a snow owl ou
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(cont.)…out on the runway at the airport here years ago and a barn owl on the farm when I was a kid, but not much since then. How did you get so close to them for such great pics? 🙂
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That’s amazing that you saw a snowy owl. I hope to see one next year but honestly 🦉🦉 are the most elusive birds to really see. We have nesting pairs of great horned owls at The Holler, and they sit on our chimney at night and in our oak trees and we have serenades. But in terms of really seeing owls clearly, maybe four or five times in my life.
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Splendid pictures! ~~dru~~
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Mille grazie! 🦉
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Cindy:
You have some remarkably close and clear photos. Very nice work.
Nicely arranged blogsite as well.
I manage a blog for our Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society chapter; take a look if you get a chance. It’s very different than yours, but still (almost) always about birds and birding.
If you especially like owls, you might be interested in this posting about owls in the bible:
https://smbasblog.com/2016/10/09/dont-eat-that-bird-sunday-morning-quran-bird-study-viii/
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I am now following your blog! Gorgeous and extensive catalogue and photos of so many species! Most impressive. We need some Audobon members at The Holler. I can’t keep track of all the species. I do know our county has more species of bird than any other in North America, and since The Holler is mostly unoccupied and rural we get so much variety. Very pleased to meet you & will enjoy following your blog~
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At the top of my wish list is to see an owl in the wild, and of course, if I am very blessed to snap its photo. Beautiful shots. In college at the bio station where I worked, someone brought in an abandoned baby saw-whet owl for us to find a home. Since then they have held a very special place in my heart.
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I feel the same way about 🦉🦉 as you do. I see them so infrequently even though they live at The Holler and call to each other from our roof and trees almost every night. I can see their silhouette’s at night. I have probably actully seen owls clearly five times in my life. They are so elusive. I can’t find their nests. Caring for a baby owl must have been fascinating. I assumed more people saw them more regularly than I do. My husband said he saw barn owls a lot growing up in Iowa.
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Maybe Santa will bring me a photo op with an owl for Christmas. We voted to not care for the baby owl (more than the day we oohed and ahhed over him). He was taken to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syracuse NY) where they care for baby animals. He was quite pleased when they fed him his bird of prey supper.
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Those eyes 🙂
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They were greenish! Amazing 🦉 eyes!
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Love his/her eyes! Wonderful color ❤ You were lucky to spot this beauty!
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Amazing creature isn’t he! The eyes definitely are magnetic~🦉
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Simply raptor-ous! The owls are incredible, Cindy!!
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You get the words for my thoughts perfectly. Amazing that you do that!
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Love the beautiful Owls! Outstanding Photography! They are a Hoot!! Now I give you Jazzy Owl Jolson! I Wanna Singa!!
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Okay this is the best thing EVER! But now I am seriously worried. I played it for our owls just now who are hooting about and they have NO CLUE how to singa about a sky for blue or a tea for two, or how to singa! My owls are jazz regressed. We need to call this guy over to:
jazz ’em up FAST!!!
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The 🦉🦉and I thank you for your thoughtfulness!
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You are welcome!
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Sensational owls! Your photos are stunning 🙂
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Ahhh, the 🦉🦉 and I thank you!
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I love owls! Fascinating! One of my favorite activities I used to do with my students was dissecting owl pellets. They were enthralled and grossed out! It was awesome!
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I took a scatolgy class in college. I loved it, except for the gathering of samples which I wasn’t so keen on, but it was fascinating detective work, similar to following animal tracks to determine behavior. You should have seen the profs lab! He had more at home too! Laughing…..
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Thank you my friend and be well~
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I love owls, Cindy. My grandies like their fuzzy feathers and the commercial where the male owl doesn’t listen to the female one cracks me up, Cindy! 😀
Your photographs are fabulous! xo
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Hugs and Happy Holidays Robin! 🐦
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Thank you, dear Cindy. ❤ Cheers to you and yours for a wonderful holiday season.
I am so thrilled my work week has finally changed to 40 hr weeks after 50 hours since April!
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Eeeks! You need a vacation~
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I spent my 3 weeks of vacation up at my Mom’s senior living apartment. Lol I at least had a few day trips with brother to beach and oldest daughter came up and we went garage sale-ing. Ha ha, it is good to still have her around and sets a precedent for my kids who drove up at Thanksgiving with an entire meal and the combination of 7 grandies to see my Mom. Driving 3 1/2 hours up is hard but they sleep all the way home. Plus we had all the grandkids in a casual photograph with her. xo
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Sounds like a lovely vacation Robin with the people you love, doesn’t get better than that my friend~ ❤
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WOw Cindy all you photos are so wonderful. Just wanted to leave a quick note. Hugs to you 🤗
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Ahh, so nice! Thank you & Happy Holidays~ 🦉
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Happy Holidays to you too! 💕💕🎄
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Thank you Cindy for the like. 🙂
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The 🦉🦉🦉 and I thank you!
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Beautiful pics
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Thanks much Arti & cheers! 🦉
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Thank you Cindy. 🙂
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Cindy did you see this posting? Stupendous, just like this one! ~~dru~~
https://tofinophotography.wordpress.com/2016/12/19/mating-song/
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Oh yes we know each other well and I am huge fan. We almost met up when I was in his neck of the woods recently but I didn’t have enough time. I plan to though, next time I am in Tofino. He’s a great person and an amazing photographer~
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I love owls. I love their solitude and watchfulness…my kitchen is filled with owls (not live ones but dishes, silver ones, feathered ones – friends and family have showered me with books of owls and scarves and notepads…..
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You are an owl lady! It would be impossible for me not to love an owl lady. They are magnificent creatures!
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these are all stunning but that third one is Amazing!!!
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The 🦉 thinks you have excellent taste! 😉 😉 Thank you Morgan & cheers to you~
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Wonderful photos, Cindy! I especially love the one with the owl looking forward with his beak open. 🙂
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Thank you! Owls are incredible creatures aren’t they!
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