A Visitor In Our Backyard

This morning at 9am, I was sitting on the couch watching TV when I kept hearing a little bird chirping its head off in the backyard. I finally got up to see what all the ruckus was about and realized there was a barn owl sitting on our fence.


I'm not sure, but I'm guessing the little bird was the mama who had a nest in a tree nearby since we heard baby birds chirping earlier in the morning. When I went upstairs and opened the blinds to take a picture, the owl immediately looked up at me. After I snapped the shot, it spread its wings and flew away. Pretty amazing and not something you see everyday; especially in your backyard.