Just sighted in passing from the car window this morning along Hwy. 133, about 4.5 miles in from Route 53. I was headed east, bound for Duluth and the owl was on the driver side quite close to the road, still a bit west of the bridge with the concrete abutments.
Typical of roadside owls and hawks, its eyes tracked the observer's eyes. This may be illusion on my part, since the vehicle itself would attract the owl to watch as it passes, but a previous experience out the window of a taxiing jet plane where a snowy sat on a cell phone tower or similar structure persuaded me that the owl's keen eyesight leads it to its observer, eyes meeting eyes. -- *Tanya Beyer* Watercolor/mixed media flora, birds and wildscapes are available for viewing or purchase at http://www.etsy.com/shop/EpiphaniesAfield *Tanya Beyer - d.b.a. Epiphanies Afield, Natural History Art from the North American heartland* See and order note cards, frameable prints and original art at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/EpiphaniesAfield Artworks can be viewed at mnartists.org - search by name: Tanya Beyer Want a signature like mine? <http://s.wisestamp.com/links?url=http%3A%2F%2Fr1.wisestamp.com%2Fr%2Flanding%3Fpromo%3D21%26dest%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wisestamp.com%252Femail-install%253Futm_source%253Dextension%2526utm_medium%253Demail%2526utm_campaign%253Dpromo_21> CLICK HERE.<http://s.wisestamp.com/links?url=http%3A%2F%2Fr1.wisestamp.com%2Fr%2Flanding%3Fpromo%3D21%26dest%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.wisestamp.com%252Femail-install%253Futm_source%253Dextension%2526utm_medium%253Demail%2526utm_campaign%253Dpromo_21> ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
