Screech owl still hanging around
The screech owl hangs out in the owl box each day, dozing in the doorway each morning or alert but relaxed each evening.… Read More
A screech owl in the new box
A screech owl has been hanging out in the new owl box for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I finally spotted it!… Read More
Screech owl visitor
I looked up and noticed a screech owl hanging out in the door of our owl box. First sighting of the season!… Read More
Signs of life
Here’s to new beginnings in the garden after the Big Freeze that hit Texas a month ago. I’m focusing on bluebonnets, redbuds, and owls.… Read More
Green texture in my live oak-shaded garden
These shade-tolerant plants provide privacy and obscure views of parked cars, offer habitat for wildlife, and look pretty year-round.… Read More
Owl family hanging out
Any day now the owlet in our owl box will fly the nest, so I’ve been taking lots of photos while I can. Here’s one of the parents — the mother, I think — on her favorite perch in a juniper tree behind our back fence.… Read More
Screech owlet makes a surprise June appearance
Last evening we watched the dark shapes of swooping owls feeding their chick. It makes me so happy to see owls nesting in our garden again!… Read More
Screech owl at sunset
January 29, 2019The sky went pink last evening as a cold front blew through. In the owl box, a small screech owl watched me from his snug perch, safely out of the wind. The owl box hangs in a different … Read More
Screech owlets have flown the coop
May 18, 2018 The three screech owlets in our owl box fledged this week. We’ve spotted one of them in the crape myrtle — the red-hued Moltres, my daughter thinks. Its red coloring is more visible in the last photo … Read More
Screech owl pair await nighttime owlet feeding
April 29, 2018 Yesterday, to our excitement, we spotted Lucy and Desi, our nesting screech owl pair, perched in live oak trees near the owl box. I’d suspected that their chicks had hatched and were getting bigger because Lucy was … Read More
Meet Lucy, the red-headed screech owl
March 26, 2018 The female screech owl nesting in our owl box is a rufous, or red-feathered, owl. She gives me some funny looks when she hangs out in the doorway, and I’ve named her Lucy. Desi, her mate, hangs … Read More
Owl’ll be happy to see you!
March 18, 2018 For 5 years in a row, screech owls nested in our owl box every spring. Watching them raise their chicks was an annual delight. But then they stopped coming, and for the past 2 years, no owls, … Read More