This Screech Owl was sitting here when we walked up, and didn't pay us any attention until he flew away after about 5 minutes of us gawking at him. An absolutely beautiful bird, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He didn't seem to mind out company at all.

This is my brother (who named the owl Jeffery) in the background getting a picture with the owl.



Anyone else have any cool experiences with animals? I slept with rats, too, but that's to be expected when someone leaves 10 packs of Ramen as trail magic in the shelter.