Ok - this isn't the promised Mother's Day post with eight eyes and eight legs. That'll come tomorrow, so be sure to stop back for that.

Hopefully Mom doesn't take the title of this post the wrong way, but it does indeed tie directly to today's subject. This evening as Anya and I were driving up to the compost heap, Anya spotted an owl sitting in the trees just off the side of the road. The kicker was that I had debated bringing my camera and didn't (shame on me!). Anya got a few snaps with her iPhone, we then dropped off our grass clippings and saw the owl was still in the same spot on our way out. So we decided to run home, grab the DSLR and head back up in the hopes that it would still be there.

Sure enough, it was! I managed to get just a handful of shots in the six minutes that the owl tolerated us being there (ok, and me being nosy and trying to sneak in closer and closer).

Oh - and the subject of the post? The Barred Owls have a very distinctive call, and it sounds just like someone saying "Who, who cooks for you?" - and seriously, on Mother's Day I guess we could all show a little appreciation for Mom's cooking!

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM (borrowed) at 400mm, 1/400th sec at f/6.3. ISO 1600. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw.

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for another special Mother's Day post!

- Bill