Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
A Magical Walk in the Woods
You never know what you’ll find on a walk in the woods.
But in the Pacific Northwest you’ll see douglas fir trees accented with vine maples.
And if you’re lucky you’ll see a stream with waterfalls and pools,
like we did at Whatcom Falls in Bellingham.
And if you’re really lucky you’ll see an owl. We would have missed him, so well did his feathers serve as camouflage. Another hiker pointed him out and told us it was a Barred Owl, and said hiker carried a huge camera while I unfortunately had only my phone.
Still I did what I could and even attempted some video though my hand is unsteady and my skills sorely lacking,
even catching the owl in action, diving for a crawdad.
By the way, did you notice that all my photos are squares?
Go ahead, take another look.
For Becky’s Squares Challenge, Trees.
~ Susanne
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Beautiful as always! I almost laughed when I saw the owl video and he scrapes his beak on his perch. My parrot does the same thing! Sometimes he’s cleaning it off and sometimes I just think it’s a habit. I guess that is something the large birds do.
Thanks so much for your comment! I wondered what he was doing too! 🙂
Amazing beauty of nature ☘️🌱👌🌷 wow , owl flying so gorgeous view 👍🏻🌹Have a nice weekend 😊🙏
Thank you so much for your comment. Have a nice weekend too! 😊
So sweet 🙂 most welcome 🙏🌹
Most welcome 🙏🌷
I hate to admit this, but I was looking for the owl in the picture above the paragraph and not below it. So I was zooming in trying to find him, thinking, “Wow, he is really hidden!” Then I scrolled down and realized I was looking at the wrong photo!😂😂
He was really, really hidden!! 😉 🙂
Very cool seeing the owl. That’s a great area for a hike.
It was special seeing the owl as I’ve never seen one in the woods before, probably because they have such great camouflage!
What a beautiful forest, and lovely #TreeSquares. And a big wow for the capture of the owl. Just amazing shots and video. I never knew owls would go into shallow water, extraordinary
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! It really was a treat to see the owl, and I too was surprised to see it hunting in the shallow river for crawdads, no less! 🙂
An incredible sighting, and we are so fortunate you were able to capture it to share 🙂
Thank you. 🙂 🙂
Good choices for the squares challenge. We have owls around here, and often in the oak tree in our front garden. But they are rarely (if ever) active until dusk, and I have never managed to photograph one yet.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much for your comment Pete. 🙂 For as much hiking and camping as I have done in the Northwest I’ve never seen another owl in the woods. Probably because of their effective camouflage. I was also surprised to see him active during the day. It was a real treat.
How wonderful to see that owl!
It was so unexpected and special!
Beautifully done! Thank you for another treat!😻
Thank you so much!
You’re welcome! Happy Fourth!!
So beautiful! I love the big flat rock with the half circle missing in your last waterfall picture. And the owl is such a fun surprise.
Thanks so much. 🙂 I loved the rock formations under the waterfall too. And the owl was the icing on the cake!