An early Christmas present, 2013

This grainy image - poor light and taken from a car window - was not taken yesterday, but on 20 December 2013, in the same area as yesterday. Better than nothing, though : ) Quite often, when I take photos from inside the car, my photos just don't come out how they should and I'm never quite sure exactly why. The car was turned off, but maybe there were still some heat waves rising from it, disturbing the air. Thanks so much for the invite that day and for spotting this Short-eared Owl, Phil! I remember how happy the three of us were to see it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-eared_Owl

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/short-eared_owl/id