My Mother's Owl

A week ago Thursday, my mother and I spotted an owl in the owl-house that was a present from her to a friend but that resides in my mother's yard, on her tree, where it was installed lo, these 2 or so years ago! Finally! On that Thursday, we saw the owl at dusk; and then, surprisingly, saw it today in the midday sun, where it stayed for an hour or two till I accidentally got too close and scared it into the tree behind the neighbors' house. He/she is a wee screech owl, very aware and very lovely. More photos to come.