Avian soul visitors

I am not a huge believer in signs, so easy to get caught up in indulgent self deception. But that doesn't mean I am going to stop watching and listening. The night before last, the day I learned that my brother had passed, a screech owl came closer to my upper screen door than I have ever seen or heard.

Literally feet from my door.

This is not the bird, this is a similar one I captured years ago on the telephone wire late one night.

In any case, the other night's bird made an incredible racket, wanted to get our attention.

I was on the couch, Leslie got up and saw it and rescued our cat tiger, who was hiding under the bench.

Was my late brother giving me a signal?

Who knows?

But it was certainly a different experience and I have been around a lot of owls.

This morning I woke up to find that one of the two red tailed hawk babies was sitting on my railing on the upper deck.

Totally checking me out.

Never seen that before either.

Grabbed a funky picture through the screen with my cell phone.

John, if you are out there, please do visit and stay in touch.