1st time I had the opportunity to photograph an owl!
I have never seen one other than at the zoo Congratulations on a duo of superlative shots of an amazingly beautiful, eye-catching specimen 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
Very nice shots. I have never heard of a barred owl before. Good looking owl.
The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy.