Hello all....
One of my accounts is a day spa that I landscaped in 2003. On Sundays they are closed until noon - so that is the day I service the account and am typically the only one there until the regular staff begin filtering in around 11 am. I'm usually gone by then though - so essentially I am there by myself doing my gardening thing, which is nice and peaceful.
Now it seems I have a buddy.
We now have a 'resident' owl perched in one of the Fishtail Palms....and he's been in the same spot every week. Here is a pic of him I took today:
He's a pretty cool character....just sits there and watches while I work around him. I would have clipped away the brown foliage you see in the pic but don't want to disturb the little bloke.
I always assumed he was a Great Horned species but just a few minutes ago took time to research him and I believe he is an "Eastern Screech Owl".
Eastern Screech-Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
That site has a small player on it too so you can hear his hoot (voice).
As crazy as life can be at times......it's stuff like this that keeps me grounded!
This spa is pretty nice...lots of habitat. The Fishtail Palm stand is just above & behind where this photo was taken from. That's a waterfall on the left.
