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Owl gets it backwards

December 3, 2014 by Tony Leave a Comment

There is an old Irish saying about having the wind at your back and the sun in your face. Apparently this Great Horned Owl prefers it the other way.

A friend clued me in on a local spot in Thornton, Colorado where a couple of these awesome birds have been hanging out so I had to check them out this afternoon. This one never even opened an eye while the other paid me little more than a cursory glance.

View more images of these two raptors below the main image.

A Great Horned Owl takes a late afternoon nap with the sun at its back.  (© Tony’s Takes)
A Great Horned Owl takes a late afternoon nap with the sun at its back. (© Tony’s Takes)
Getting sleepy
Getting sleepy
You're disturbing my nap
You're disturbing my nap
Stare into my eyes!
Stare into my eyes!
You're disturbing my nap
You're disturbing my nap
Cracking one eye to see who is there
Cracking one eye to see who is there
The sun on the back feels good
The sun on the back feels good
Great Horned Owl looks very releaxed
Great Horned Owl looks very releaxed

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