Our friend the Barred Owl returned this hot afternoon, to hunt for his dinner. He prefers the small maple tree in the corner of the yard, so that's a convenient place to take some good pictures. Today was kind of challenging for pictures because of the hour of the day and the bright sun-dappled leaves in the background behind him. It's nice for me because he doesn't seem to mind when I walk up very near to him with my camera. Here are a couple more shots I snapped today. Enjoy!