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Virginia Wildlife Calendar - April, 2025
The honor and a privilege to have this image published in the Department of Wildlife Resources Calendar for the month of April. Whenever possible, I love to present the character of a species, from a different angle or from a unique perspective. This Eastern Screech Owl is a prime example of that vision. On occasion, particularly on cold mornings, this little raptor would raise up and perch at the entrance to this tree cavity, where it roosts. It does this to solar heat itself in the warm sunshine. So, I arrived very early on a mostly sunny day and hoped the owl would cooperate. I often hear the comment that, “You most have gotten there at just the right moment!” But most often, I have to be there well before the magic happens, which might only last only a second or two, after waiting for hours. Patience is not my innate go-to plan, but I have learned to embrace and practice it. Primarily because calmness works more often than not.
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