We have some barred owls on our property. Don’t know where they’re nesting but we see them regularly, but not frequently.
I can see Ollie, Jr. in a certain tree from my family room with the binoculars occasionally, typically when the sun hits it just right. I’m sure there are other spots, but I haven’t figured out where those are yet.
Ollie, Sr. was so cool when he would get close like in that first photo. When we bought the house 11+ years ago, the previous sellers told us about him, and they had lived here for 8 years. We were pleasantly surprised when he showed up on that one huge branch, just as they said. When we stopped seeing him, we presumed he passed. That’s been several years now.
He used to hang out in the same tree as Ollie, Jr sometimes, which is how I found Junior one day in the Fall. I saw him fly near there so grabbed the binoculars until I found him. Made a note of which tree it was. When we walk in the park near where we live, we’ve seen him hang out over there too. Always a thrill.