:) Wonderful post. I am surprised, though -- I would expect you to get more Great Horned Owls where you are, just geographically. They can be very cryptic, though. We get many here, so many that I often take them for granted, though they really are extraordinary birds. I tend to be very fond of the Great Greys, and the Short-eareds (who tend to be very "eh" about humans here and just ignore people), and the Western Screech, who are exquisite for all their evil glares!