This learned looking, Spectacled Owl (click/tap to enlarge),
looks like he’s none too impressed with us humans.
Wise old owl!
Spectacled Owls are native to Mexico, Central and South America, and the species is doing well.
I met him at his home, where he flies free, at Avian Behavior International in rural Southern California.
Cheers to you from the learned, and wisely unimpressed owl~
Amazing and beautiful photos, Cindy! I envy your photographic skills. ❤️☺️
Your kindnes is sincerely appreciated John. Take good care my friend დ
You are welcome, Cindy. ☺️
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Such beautiful and masterful photographs, Cindy! They are so well technically detailed as well as fascinating❣️
So thoughtful and so appreciated. Thank you very much & take good care დ
You can see why wisdom is associated with owls. Looks like a judge.
He does indeed. Just like my brother (the judge). Hope he reads this! 😉
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So cute! It inspires tenderness 😊
So good that you feel this! Thank you Giuseppa & cheers დ
I love owls and this Speckled owl is gorgeous. He does indeed look very wise.
Owls are wonderful and I completely agree with you Darlene დ
Beautiful! Reminds me of the wise owl in Winnie the Pooh
Yes! Exactly დ
Beautiful pic.
Thanks you sincerely & cheers დ
What a beauty! I love owls, and this one is great.
I love them too and agree with you Trent დ
It has very impressive eyebrows!
Yes he does have quite the bushy brow! 😉
His expression really is “wisely unimpressed”…lol. The detail in your photos, however, is truly extraordinary. Thanks! 😎 And yes, I have also had problems with the dropping of subscribers, and I also unimpressed with the wordpress non-response.
I was chatting with a helpful WP engineer who wants to know if bloggers are still experiencing this and how they noticed it. I will be doing a post on this and sharing it with WP. Please share you experience in the comments section of that post. And you are right about the owl, he is wise to be unimpressed! 😉
Will do – thanks, Cindy. 🙂
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Poor owl. There’s a lot t9 be unimpressed about these days.
Laughing….. There certainly is! Where to start???? 😉
You could also be unimpressed by my frequent typos. Laptop on a Go-Slow.
I have never met a typo I don’t like! Besides, I am better than you at typos…. 😉 😉
Nah, I’m sure my typos are better! 😉
Smiling…..
These photos are so wonderfully clear. I feel like I’m right there with my nose a couple of inches from the owl’s face. As for being kicked off your list by WP, I sure don’t want that to happen. I so much look forward to your posts. Have a great day, Cindy.
Awww…. So thoughtful of you & so appreciated. Take good care my friend დ
Amazing photos! What a beautiful owl 💚
Thank you very much Cathy. I am happy you like him დ
He looks just thrilled! 😃
Smiling… Sort of low key expression of thrilldom! 😉
Laugh… Such beautiful shots!!
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Wonderful images and so detailed and clear. I don’t know how you do it. I like the notion that the owl is none too impressed with humans. That’s really wise!
Smiling. We think alike! Cheers to you & thank you დ
A few blogs I was following have been kicked off without notice by WP over the last year. Luckily I realized this when I read other blogs referring to posts by those bloggers. But I think this should not happen!
I agree. It should not happen. I will doing a post asking if bloggers experienced this and sharing it with WP. Please share your experience in the comments section დ
Spectacle owls! How cool! The name and the bird. Wonderful images Cindy!
Thank you Peter! I am happy you like this wise old bird დ
Love owls he looks very Wise… I wondered why I have not been getting updates, this is the first I have seen in a while from you Cindy within my notifications… So who knows what is going on within WP or other platforms as it seems many taking it upon themselves in censoring etc…
Sending Love and Hugs your way… <3
I will be doing a post on the unfollowing/notifications issue. WP wants to know if it happened to you and how you noticed it. So please share your experience when I do the post. Cheers to you Sue & thank you დ
Will do Cindy live your way xxx 💖🥰💖
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Such fascinating creatures. Thank you! x
Thank you for appreciating him Joy & cheers to you დ
What a magnificent bird!
He is a rather stunning fellow დ
Amazing shots. Gorgeous owl. And I’ve lost people on WP as well. No doubt about it.
I will be doing a post about this and sharing it with WP. They want to know if this is still happening and how people noticed it. So please comment on the post if you had this happen to you.
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Thank you Gigi & Happy Holidays my friend დ
How frustrating about WordPress dropping people (still!). I’m glad I’m still getting your notices because I wouldn’t want to miss this gorgeous fellow! 💚
You are a wonderful friend Teresa. Thank you & take good care დ
Beautiful!!!
Grazie mille Michelle დ
For only two dimensions your photos surely say much about textures. Spectacular feathers. Sorry about WP issues (shame on them); they used to be the best but more so now, just better than the others (the fate of too much success I think).
Thank you very much Neil. I was just working with a very helpful WP engineer. They want to know more about blogger’s who experience unfollowing so I will be doing a post enquiring about this. Take good care my friend დ
Look at those eye lashes! Amazing photos, really stunning. He has so much gravitas 😀 Thank you for sharing him.
He does indeed have gravitas and not because he is so well fed!! Thank you Violet. The wise old owl and I appreciate you დ
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They screw me up when in the middle of the night they change my infinite school button to turning the page. I cuss, go to be a this week the problem is gone. U think it comes down to WP always making changes that create havoc on out sites and never give a heads-up or have lied to me when I’ve contacted the. Pain in my ass.
Incredibly frustrating. I’m sorry you are experiencing this დ
You humans think too much of yourselves, says the Wise Old Owl in the caption photo. >Thanks for the info about WP’s unsolicited control of our followers. I’ve experienced similar disconnections but considered it some glitch in the system. Are they facing technical problems with the growing number of bloggers or is there some ulterior motive?
I was just working with a very helpful WP engineer who wants to know if people are experiencing this and how they noticed it. I told the engineer that I would do a post asking about this and share it with him/her, so I will do this. Please share your experience in the comments section when I do this post and I will pass it on to WP. And, the owl is right, isn’t he Rosaliene, we do think too much of ourselves 😉 დ
He does look like he’s wearing spectacles! I’m glad to hear that this species is doing well. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos of him. 🙂
I’ve noticed WP follow/unfollow issues with other blogs (I’ve suddenly unfollowed a blog and then have had to go looking for it when I’ve realised that a post from the blogger in question is overdue) but I don’t think people have been unfollowed by WP from my blog. I agree that this situation is very irritating. WP is supposed to be providing a service and should be attending to it better than this.
I am going to do a post asking people about this. I was just working with a very helpful WP engineer who wants to know if this is happening to people and how they noticed it. I notice it when I find myself in the odd position of being unfollowed from myself! 🙂
What a stunning animal. I’ve always wondered what animals are thinking when they stare at us. He probably thinks we’re weird – LOL.
Smiling….. You are probably right because he is a wise old owl დ
Love owls…
I დ my friends who დ owls!
Jeepers Creepers you caught those Peepers! Well done, Cindy!
Smiling. Thank you Frank. Now I’m singing it…. ‘Where’d ya get those eyes!’ დ
Thank you so much, Cindy, for sharing this incredible creature with us! You do know how to capture wildlife.
You make me happy I posted Michele. You are so welcome and I am pleased you enjoyed this most serious fellow დ
Yay! 😊
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Looks like he’s hiding behind a Halloween mask, thinking we can’t see that disdain for those two legged creatures running hither and yon 🤣❤️🙏🏽🎄🎁⛄️
Cracking up…… Exactly my feeling and I don’t blame him a bit! 😉
Thanks for sharing these photos. I do love owls! All sorts!
I do too. We are in complete accord on this Noelle დ
Thank you for introducting to this very handsome fellow!
He is a rather dashing dude isn’t he! 😉
Indeed, he is!
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Cheers to him, Cindy! What a magnificent creature.
I bet he is an owl babe magnet! 😉
Fabulous photos
Grazie mille Sheree დ
I love his spectacles and deep eyes – fantastic shots.
He’s quite the scholar isn’t he! Thank you very much Kerry & cheers დ
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Beautiful close ups of a beautiful bird Cindy !
Thanks you very much. Most appreciated. Cheers დ
Such a glorious owl!!! So, is that Avian Behavior International place open to the public? Because it sure seems like a place I’d love to hang out in for a long while.
Yes. It is open, but you need to make an appointment. They have a variety of classes and group activities as well as individual visiting options დ
What a beautiful creature. I wasn’t aware of Avian Behavior International and the work they do. I’ll have to check them out!
AVI is a very impressive labor of love for the people committed to it დ
What soulful eyes! 🦉
Yes. Wisdom of the ages in this owls eyes დ
What a gorgeous and wise owl, Cindy! I love his spectacles!
He is definitely a spectator! 😉
Oh, Cindy, he is absolutely majestic! Look at that expression. Your photos are always so wonderful.
As is your creativity and writing Kymber. Thank you my friend & cheers to you დ
Cheers, Cindy. ❤️
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Very serious looks. They look amazing 👏
Yes! This owl is kidding around….. 😉
Boy! He or she is bored. I will try and copy that expression. 😀
Oh my, what a great idea for meetings you don’t want to be at! I will practice this look in the mirror too! 😉
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Quite expressive, sleepy looking eyes. Beautiful owl. I love his eyebrows.
He’s a bushy browed beauty! Happy you like him Timothy & cheers დ
What a beautiful owl! I love his coloring! His eyes are captivating too! Awesome photos!
I am so happy you like him Lisa. He is a captivating fellah! დ
Wow! Cindy this owl is very photogenic. Thanks Anita
He is a looker isn’t he Anita! Happy Holidays my friend დ
Happy Holdays Cindy. Hugs !
Happy Holidays! 🔔🎉🎅🎁🎄
Love this wise old owl!
I დ my friends who დ owls Sheila!
A lovely collection of photos, Cindy. You are an owl whisperer!
Thank you Rebecca, but I am actually an owl hooter. I have hooting discussions with them regularly at The Holler. Of course, not unusually, I have no idea what I am saying….. 😉 😉
He is one handsome and distinguished fellow! The photographs are incredible. You captured all his best sides.
I think he only has best sides! 😉 Thank you very much Marlene & Happy Holidays my friend დ
Cindy, that’s a great series of photos of a majestic, beautiful owl…even if that owl doesn’t give a hoot what we think!
Laughing….. We’re gonna think anyway damn it, regardless of what the wise old owl has to say about it. Who gives a hoot! Thanks much my friend and take good care 😉
Quite a handsome fellow.
He’s an owl chick magnet! 😉 😉
I bet! 😁Your photos of him are so lifelike I felt as if I could reach out and stroke his feathers.
I think he wants you too…… დ
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This one really does look like a schoolmaster – beautifully shot, as always
Yes! He looks just like my grade school librarian 😉
what a beautiful face.. I am impressed. sends love and hugs..
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Cindy permission please to use one of the photos for one of m y posts.. I will credit you of course?
Of course. I would be honored. Thank you for asking & cheers my friend დ
Owl of this world shots, my friend! 🌈❤️𓅔❤️🌈
Merci beaucoup mon Ami! დ
Mon plaisie!
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Gorgeous shots. I love his eyes.
Most of his brain is devoted to vision. He sees uber alles! დ
Lovely bird indeed.
I hear owls at night! I think some of the local zoo’s might have some owls…
but I haven’t been to a zoo in a very long time.
And this morning… brrr 29F.
We are supposed to get our real first wintry mix tomorrow.
You are fortunate to live with owls Jules. Their night solos are so comforting. Stay safe & warm my friend დ
The photos and owl are gorgeous Cindy! It looks like we’re trying his patience but he’s too cool and wise to get ruffled! 😋
He suffers fools, but not gladly 😉
Another owl??? This must be my lucky month! Thank you, Cindy — he’s gorgeously majestic! And indeed, he looks like he’s got answers for every possible question, doesn’t he?!
Yes! He is the wise and all seeing OZ Owl! 😉
LOL!!!
He does look unimpressed. Great shots, Cindy!
He reminds me of my high school librarian. She was always looking at people like this! 😉
Haha! I had a few owl eyed teachers. LOL! 😱
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Amazing photography! What thoughtful expressions!! Wow!
Very happy you enjoyed and thank you very much! დ
I love his spectacles. They make him look wise, indeed!
He looks just like my high school librarian 😉
Such sharp detail and varied textures!
So pleased you noticed and thank you! დ
Truly a wise magnificent beauty.
I agree with you EC & thank you my friend დ
Awesome. Thank you Cindy.
You are so welcome & I hope all is well with you and yours დ
Amazing shots, Cindy! They are so clear and you can see every detail. 💖
Thank you Eugenia. He was so beautiful it would be impossible to take a bad photo of him დ
My pleasure, Cindy.
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Beautiful eyes and details in the photos.
Honored you think so & thank you! დ
Those yellow eyes!
Pierce right through you don’t they! დ
Incredible photo captures! Beautiful details of his eyes and feathers. He looks pretty happy in his home. 🙂
All the animals at ABI were this way, happy and very well cared for. Thank you Amy & cheers my friend დ
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Cindy, thank you so much for these beautiful photographs!
Thank you more Charles for your kind thoughtfulness & Happy Holidays my friend დ
Wow these pics are beauitful and I’m not even fond of owls
I am glad you enjoyed them & cheers to you დ
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He’s amazing!
Smiling. He thinks you have excellent taste დ
Hi Cuz,
Great pics, as per usual. Still expecting to see some of your pics in Nat Geo! Take care . xo
Hi cuz!! Merry Christmas! It is wonderful to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and yours დ
What an incredible face!
Yes indeed. He looks like my high school librarian დ
That’s a beautiful owl! I’ve never seen a spectacled owl before, so I appreciate the pics!
Hi Josh! Wonderful to hear from you. He is a rare sight for us in North America. I have been reading about the interesting things you are doing and I am happy for you. Happy Holidays დ
Hi Cindy! Animals from south of the U.S. always seem interesting to me, because many of them look quite different to the creatures I’ve encountered in the North.
Yes. Very true. I love traveling and meeting different critters.
What stunning colors and markings, that’s a gorgeous face!!
He’s a looker all right and I think he knows it! 😉
You’re such a great photographer. Love that “hibou”
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Thank you very much & Happy Holidays! დ
Would be so interesting, maybe embarrassing, what they think of us when they watch us with their soulful big eyes…
Have a fine advent weekend, dear Cindy!
Yes. We most likely would have a hard time digesting their feedback. Happy Advent Martha დ
Absolutely love the eyebrows, Cindy! 🙂
He’s a bushy browed beauty! დ
I’m always impressed with how close you get to various birds, and how much fine feather detail you capture. That first owl pic really speaks – “I know what you’re thinking, and knock it off!”
Thank sincerely Dave. You make me happy I posted him. He does have a very expressive expression! 😉 Happy Holidays my friend დ
I’m undecided whether or not he is more beautiful than cute. That look😆!! I feel the way he looks when I see stupid people (I mean that in the nicest possible way). We’ve all seen ’em.
Cracking up…. You are priceless Dawn. And the poor wise old owl sees better than we do! What a burden. Happy Hols Dawn დ
Haha ha good point!
Same to you. Thank you
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Thanks so much! დ
What a wonderful face! You’ve captured so much personalities in these shots, Cindy. Not to mention the details and beautiful lighting. What a delightful owl. Hugs.
Thanks much and Happy Hols to you dear Teagan. I look forward to sharing another year with you my friend დ
So majestic! My gratitude to Teagan Riordain Geneviene for directing me to this mesmerizing post!
Ahhhh….. Fabulous and talented Teagan. Thank her for me and it is lovely to meet you Claire დ
This owl does look unimpressed, and he also gives the impression he’s Seen It All.
Another comment found in spam. So sorry! Yes. I think your impression is quite accurate! Cheers to you and thanks for stopping by.
Looking very wise😊 . Very good photos.
Thank you Lakshmi & cheers to you დ
Beautiful spellbounding pics! Thanks for this, Cindy! And have a merry Christmas!
So very appreciated & thank you. Merry Christmas to you! 🔔🎉🎅🎁🎄
Lovely captures, profiling the story within a lovely portrayal.
What a thoughtful comment. Thank you & cheers! დ
Gorgeous owl 🦉 😍 He may not be impressed with humans but I’m super impressed with him!
Smiling…. You are a smart human! დ
Great fotos, thank you for sharing.
Thank you more for your very kind appreciation Marie & cheers to you დ
Beautiful photos
So appreciated. Thank you very much დ
You’re welcome
It’s my pleasure. I would like to follow your blog
Perhaps the best owl close-up photos ever taken. Really.
Sincerely honored Jennie. Thank you & Happy New Year my friend დ
You’re welcome! Best to you, Cindy.
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The expressive look on his face says it all… skeptical and like you said “unimpressed with us humans. ” Great close up!
Thank you! So pleased you enjoyed & cheers my friend დ
Wow! I’m so impressed by your ability to capture the personality and beauty of this miraculous owl. He’s got such a comically expressive face!
Thank you Bridgette. He does have an abundance of personality doesn’t he! დ
Wise perhaps….but surely serious looking. Grand image.
Thank you & cheers my friend! დ
I feel his pain!! Quite frequently!
I love owls!!
I do two on both your points! 😉
Looks like a wise old owl
In his case looks are not deceiving დ