A Barred Owl visited my backyard today 🙂
Stayed for long enough from some photos and a short video.
Barred owls are pretty common in our area. We live in the woods of central Vermont. The open area around our house provides a nice hunting area for the owls.
Lots of small animals - mice, voles, moles plus rabbits and squirrels but I think the prefer the smaller prey.
We like it in the summer when we hear the owls at night. We usually can sleep with the windows open almost all summer. Unfortunately it hasn't been above freezing yet this year and won't be for a few more days.