Backyard nature

Last weekend toward dusk the birds of the neighborhood were going nuts - they were definitely disturbed by something. That something turned out to be what we believe is a Barred Owl (thanks to my dad's keen observation for finding it)!

I was able to snap a few shots of it:

Barred Owl

I saw it again on Monday after noticing the birds were in a frenzy again.

And under our porch in the front yard, we have a Eastern Phoebe nest:

Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe nest with babies.

I noticed today that the babies were popping their heads up and chirping ever so sweetly. I'm pretty sure we have another Eastern Phoebe nest in the backyard as well.