The little guy again

This little guy/gal had his photo taken so many times yesterday, but almost all my photos will need to be deleted, ha. It was so overcast and my photos just didn't turn out. Many of the shots were very similar, of course, as the activity of these guys is very limited once they are sitting on a branch. Maybe you can picture this as being on the verge of a painting, with all the grain (a nicer name than "noise", I think) : ) This photo makes it look as if the owl is in the open and close, but in fact it was quite dark, looking up towards the top of this tree. And remember that he is only the size of a person's fist or a popcan. A miracle that I spotted him - not that he needs any more spots, lol! Took this shot when the owl flew from his original perch on the other side of the creek