I was just out walking through our wooded yard. I looked up into a rather tall pine and there it was, “our” barred owl. He was watching me as well. We communed together for a few moments. Then, I moved on.
My niece was walking her dog in the mountains near her Colorado home yesterday. The dog stopped and refused to move on. When niece leaned down to see if dog was alright she noticed Cougar tracks. Didn’t take her long to get back to car and get home. “Good Dog” got lots of treats for Christmas.