Barred Owl

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Barred Owl

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Spotted this beauty on my walk this morning!! I was so excited...I have been known to chase them around at night trying to get a pic of one!! :lol: A lifer for me!
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How very cool! That certainly is a once in a lifetime opportunity! :cool:

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Wow, great pictures! Aren't owls cool??
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Oh that is WAYYYYYYY cool!!!!
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Superb, superb, superb
You lucky dawg :)
I never even have the camera with me when I see things like that, much less get such a cool pic :)
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I was on cloud 9 all day!!! I had been trying since January, when I first saw one, to get a good pic!
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Absolutely beautiful...and he doesn't seem to be annoyed by you being there! Thanks for sharing!.....p :wink:
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OMG, these are sooooo cool!!!!! :cool:
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