Photographed near Rexburg, Idaho 11/25/07. I finally got to Idaho to see this beautiful visitor from the north for myself. The owl was very approachable. We spent from early to mid-morning alone with each other. I just sit in awe. At times he would follow me around. My camera arm would ache holding the camera up waiting for him to fly to get flight shots, when he did it was wonderful, flying very close if not directly towards me(you can see from the images). Well worth the wait. One interesting "tell" was he would stare intently in the direction and flick his tail when he was getting ready to fly, that was helpful for me to get ready. A good friend, Bill Drake (Idaho Nature Photog.) came by mid morning and I was able to share this wonderful, awe-inspiring experience. I hope my love for this bird is shown in my images. Paul
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