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~
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Splendid creature!
Yes!!! Thank you~
Amaaazing!
They are! <3
We have an owl in our Sequoia, I can hear him, but he never lets me se him. Beautiful photos!!!
Whoops – see, not se.
Yes. This is how it goes. I usually can see their shapes after dark and we sing to each other but they avoid being seen.
I talk to my owl, and really get a kick out of it when he answers back (or at least I think he is answering back).
They do answer back! I get swooped occasionally by the second owl who is annoyed at me for taking their place in the duet!
Hmmm, I may need to rethink my conversations with my owl. Being swooped by an owl would be a bit disconcerting.
Once again jawdroppingly amazing shots, Cindy! What a beauty.
Love and hugs coming your way,
Dina, Klausbernd, Siri & Selma xo
Gratitude, love & hugs flying back to all of you! <3
Your owls are really beautiful, Cindy 🙂
Long time ago, I saw one myself in nature.
Seeing one is a big thrill so I well understand how you remember it!
Oooh, such a beautiful owl…
They are mysterious and beautiful aren’t they!
Love owls. Thanks for sharing these great photos.
Thank you more for loving owls~
Stunning shot…
Grazie mille~
Gorgeous. Beautiful photographs of an amazing being. By the way, Resa and I need help…we don’t know how to take care of our Christmas cactus. (Mine’s pretty new)…so any help you can give us would be appreciated. I wrote to you on my blog and so did she. LOL HELP I think I just over watered it.
Place it in the sink over the drain and let cool water run through it and drain completely. Let it sit there for a few hours to drain. I do this once a week. I also water them occasionally in the shower when they are not blooming. Just put them over the drain and let cool water rain down on them. This keeps them dust free. Keep your cactus in a sunny warm spot in your house. They love being in corners with a window on each side. After the Christmas bloom is complete, I feed them with Miracle Gro houseplant food. That’s all they need and they should bloom for you more and more each year. You also can transplant them into bigger pots if they are outgrowing theirs. I do this in the spring. They are such fun plants! If you think you over watered yours, just let it drain over the sink drain. Over watering is a problem is the roots stay wet . Happy Christmas blooming my friend! <3 <3
Perfectly captured the expressions through words and clicks .Amazing
Ahh, honored & humbled~
Thank you for these stunning and beautiful photographs!
Thank you more for appreciating them!
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Gorgeous photos Cindy. I love the details of the owl, contrasted with the soft green background.
Thank you Brad! They are beautiful & mysterious creatures~ 🦉 🦉
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Whenever I see an owl, I am reminded about Winnie the Pooh’s quote: “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen thought. That’s the problem.” I really think you are an owl whisperer, Cindy!!! Hugs and love coming your way…
I wish I were, just like Harry Potter! I have never lived among owls until I moved to The Holler. I find them mysterious and amazing and I can count the times I’ve seen them clearly mid-day on the fingers of one hand. They will talk with me, but only as it starts to get dark. They are wonderful aren’t they. Hugs to you my dear Rebecca~🦉🦉🦉
Great photos, Cindy. We have owls in our woods and hear them calling at night. Or they’ll sit in the trees and watch us walk under them. They’re a favorite bird 🙂
Lucky you! They really let you SEE them!! They are fabulous creatures~ 🦉
We don’t see them often. We catch a movement and then have to focus and wait for another movement. Nothing like your photos though.
Wow fantastic owl photos Cindy! I adore owls! Gorgeous eyes, My favorite is the one with his week open, I can imagine hearing him hoot in that photo! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Each owl seems to hoot in his/her own cadence and rhythmn! 🦉
Beautiful photos… from love owls… reminding us of our wisdom and hidden magnificence… love to you x barbara
What a lovely interpretation!
Cindy, these are wonderful!
They are pretty owlish!! 🦉🦉
They really are quite wise.
Leslie
They see what we cannot~
You take the most amazing photos Cindy. Were you or are you a professional photographer? These are just more examples of your stellar photos!!! 🙂 <3
Awww, you sweetheart Natalie. I am a rank amateur, never took a class and just starting taking photos around five years ago, which just shows one should always be open to trying new things~
No sweetie not everybody takes great pics like you do no matter how long they work at it! You definitely have an amazing gift in photography‼️❌⭕️
Gorgeous creatures…
I love them!!! 🦉
Great pictures!!!
Thanks my friend & Happy Sunday!
Please have a Happy Sunday too!
<3 <3
Thank you, Sue, for these incredible photos.
Thank you more for your thoughtful appreciation~
They are magical creatures, it’s like their eyes can look into human souls.
And they can watch us while we can’t see which is quite owlish of them! 🦉🦉
Great owl pics Cindy. Enjoyed them very much.
Cheers,
Frank
So glad you did and cheers to you~
Oh, those eyes! What an exquisitely beautiful creature – great snaps, Cindy.
They look like magic birds, almost too pretty to be real!
Amazing!
They are and I never stop thrilling to their nightly calls~ 🦉
Fantastic photos especially under difficult lighting conditions
The darker it gets, the more their eyes start to glow!!!
I knew that you would have had a reason
Cheers to you too,Cindy. 🙂
& 2U dear Ranu~ <3 🦉
Beautifully photographed, Cindy. Would you just look at those eyes! Amazing. To me there is always something so profoundly mystical about owls. Mega hugs.
They are 3M’s, magical, mystical and mysterious! 🦉🦉🦉
Fantastic!
They are gorgeous creatures! 🦉
Absolutely glorious images, Cindy! I am in love with owls and you’ve captured this guy with amazing clarity and colors. Love the beak open…all have great light.
They are the ultimate obscure bird object for me, so tantalizingly close often, but so impossible to photograph!
I don’t know how you do it! Those are stunning photos of owls. I LOVE them! They are beautiful birds that I will never see in anything other than a photo so you have brought one almost to life for me. Thank you.
I can count the number of times I have clearly seen owls on the fingers of one hand and this includes the one that sits nightly on our chimney and sings with me. I can only see the murky outlines of him!
Absolutely wonderful, Cindy. Your words are as beautiful and moving as your photography, my talented friend.
Awww, and your kind words just made my night! Thank you and cheers to you Penny~ 🦉
So beautiful! Your pictures warm my heart, Cindy 🙂
Your comment just warmed my <3!
Owl be darned. WHO is on first.
UR Ow-lowed 4 HOOTs! 🦉🦉🦉🦉
OWLstanding, my friend! ♡(*◎ｖ◎*)♡
🦉🦉 ♡(*◎ｖ◎*)♡ 🦉🦉
Great pics..love the one with the open beak…
I was interested seeing this too. Now we know what he looks like when he says hoo hoo hoo!🦉
Aww so cute – the first one is wearing a particularly long-suffering and disapproving expression 😀
I am sure for very good reason too!
😀 Camera shy? 😉
First off, I love you title so much that I’m going to endeavor to use the word “owl” as a verb from now on! 😀
Aren’t owls gorgeous? These images bring to mind all the wonderful up-close interactions I’ve ever had, handling owls at a raptor center and so on. This one, the subject of your photography work, seems pleasantly vocal!
Your work at the raptor center would have been so interesting to me. I would be owled to be able to hold an 🦉!! They are magnificent creatures aren’t they, probably the most mysterious and hard to see bird for me which makes them all the more enticing. We understand each other. Be well my friend~
Beautiful creature.
Yes he (or she) is! 🦉
Champion specimen 🙂
I do think his coloring was especially beautiful. Thanks my friend & hope all is well with you~
Outstanding photos, Cindy and wow, I feel as I’m right next to the owl. The feathers look so lush, like fur or a tight knit jumper. They always look so wise, knowing…as if I’ve missed something very important.
I suspect we have missed something(s) very important, and the owl would like to tell us, if only we could understand him. I feel this way about lots of wild animals, almost as if they see us clearly and have feedback for us which we can’t decipher. I would imagine fairly critical feedback too, which we certainly deserve! Wise old owl~ 🦉
Beautiful birds. Great pictures, Cindy. 🙂 — Suzanne
Ah, so happy you enjoyed our 🦉friend~
Cindy, you couldn’t have known Owls are my very favorites!! Such glorious shots here — the detail in their feathers, the intelligence in their eyes, the strength in their talons. ‘Tis a true delight for me to visit here this morning and see these amazing creatures — thank you!
Your comment made my morning. 🦉’s thrill me too. They live at The Holler, and I hear them nightly, but very rarely see them, and even more rarely am I able to get a shot of one. Seeing one for me, as for you, is a big event. So nice to be understood. Cheers to you Debbie~
So wonderful pictures! I enjoy to seeing them. I wish you a nice week !
Ah, thank you kindly and a wonderful week to you too Christina! <3
Great pics. Sometimes I wonder when I’m “talking” to birds, cats, etc if it’s coming out as something meaningful, pure gibberish, or if I’m insulting their parentage.
Tee hee, if it was the latter they would let you know and fly away, maybe leaving a gift in range of you! I have seen seagulls do this, purposely poop on a people who harrass them. Penguins vomit on you if they don’t like you. Aren’t you glad you getting all this icky information? I do think birds read people. Science is just beginning to understand the complexity of bird intelligence. They also respond to imitated calls, so at the very least, they might appreciate our efforts! 🦉 So keep on talking to the animals. They appreciate it (and so do I !)
I once had a kitty who looked like an owl — even moved her head like one. These are stunning, Cindy. Exquisite detail. Shared across my pages ♥
You are such a sweetheart Tina. People like you are why I so love blogging. Be well my friend~
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As you know, I am an avid bird lover. Owls particularly fascinate me. They look like scrunched up eagles. I love their piercing eyes. I use to have a photo blog and have several pictures of owls from around the world. I have been lucky enough to hear an owl once and it was so cool. My friend went to the Florida Everglades and took a photo of two owls awake in the daytime! The photos are great. I always enjoy your comments below each one. A wonderful photo story! <3
Strange. My response to your comment disappeared. I know just what you mean about an owl looking like a “scrunched up raptor.” They do, especially in flight, they look like they have no neck with their head directly fused to their body and those wonderful flat faces. Ususally I can identify an owl in flight just at it leaves my visiual range. Sorta like, “Oh, that was an owl!” Laughing……They are my ultimate obscure object of photographic desire. I am so pleased we understand each other perfectly about the magic of 🦉’s! Have an owlishly good day my friend~