Barred Owl - Surrey, BC
During the Pitt Meadows Christmas Bird Count, we ran into this silent hunter. He flew threw a cedar grove not giving us a chance to see him well, but around the corner, he was up on a perch while he watched two squirrels. Both squirrels had this birds number as they were chirping out an alarm the entire time. The owl was patient while he waited for things to calm down. More patients than us, so we carried on with the count.