On the walk toward the wilderness area next door ….
… I could see that Owl was present on her regular tree branch.
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I've only ever seen her facing east, as she is here.
When I first looked up at her from the front she had her head turned aside and gave the impression of wearing a hood.
Then, when the squirrel that approached, hoping I had a peanut in my pocket (I did), took the peanut and scampered away, Owl swivelled her head and watched him intently.
She did not swoop; he disappeared under a hedge; I breathed again.
Not long after I saw Owl for the first time I came across this book at the weekly church sale. It is fascinating. The "puke" refers to the pellets that owls regurgitate and tells what can be found in those pellets – fur, feathers, seeds, grass, straw – bones!
The pellet under the tree this morning was mostly fur with a small bone-like piece.