Who gives a hoot!

[nolefan]

I had the top blown out of a royal palm tree in my backyard after one of the hurricanes (it's been hard to keep track of them recently ) and before I could cut it down some birds had pecked out nest holes in it so I decided to leave it up until it falls down on its own. The other morning I was trimming some limbs in a nearby tree when I looked up and saw this owl staring back at me. I know for those of you who live in more rural areas this isn't such a big deal but I live about a 1/2 mile west of the Atlantic sandwiched in between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. We have the usual exotic,tropical animals like parrots, alligators, iguanas and manatees but it was really neat for me to see this owl take up residence in a palm tree in this very urban environment. Now he can keep company with the possum I see out wandering around the yard at night. I attached a photo of the owl from this past weekend and one of an iguana that was out sunning in front of my neighbors the Thanksgiving before last

 

[Bird]

Good pictures.

 

[Nasty135]

I think there neat also ...KEWL! great pics

 

[MossRoad]

That owl's watching you. Cool iguana, too.

None of those around here in Northern Indiana, but I did see a flock of bright green parrots (monk parakeets) in Chicago while waiting for a train with my daughter a couple years ago. Turns out they are in most major cities in north America due to pet shipment escapes at major airports. Amazing what animals can adapt to different environments.

Nice of you to leave that tree for the critters.

 

[Thomas]

Nice snap shot...maybe that's mother owl w/some young???

 

[jinman]

I'm always fascinated with every owl I see. They are wonderful critters. Nice picture!

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Nolefan,
The owl sticking his head out is a great shot ! Thanks !

 

[billbobtlh]

iguanas. Taste like chicken.

 

[DieselPower]

Looks like the owl was giving you the evil eye for waking him up.

If you ever get to many iguana's you can ship them up my way. The two pet iguana's I have can alway's use some company.

Here's a pic of a owl that thought the parts shelf was a new home.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Neat photos!