It turns out there are two juvenile Great Horned Owls at the southern part of The Sea Ranch. Eric Zetterholm wrote, “I saw the two young owls together on the rooftop of what I think are airplane hangers at the TSR airstrip. It's been foggy at sunset for the past week but on a couple nights the owls were extremely kind in landing in shorter trees close to the roadside. One owl flew to a treetop just before us, almost as if to greet us."

"I’m very surprised at how close I have been able to get with Sydney [the dog] on leash walking up the street. The owls seem to favor the Timber Ridge side of the airstrip and most evenings are starting out with calls coming from the trees around the sag pond there. I’m very much enjoying having owls in walking distance from the house.” Eric got a cute photo of the two owls from the back."

Their fluffy feathers show they are juveniles. And their screaming to be fed also is a big clue!

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Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

It was quite warm here yesterday, but it cooled off nicely today. Fog is coming up from the south, which is a little unusual - it usually comes from the north.