Goin' on an Owl Hunt

I was able to grab some pics with my actual camera camera when we were outside in the afternoon observing a beautiful (and kinda' creepy) owl in our backyard. Have you ever seen one rotate its head almost 360 degrees? That is what makes it super creepy. I think this is the same feathered friend that hoots loudly around 2am in the woods behind our house. I remember one night Erik turned to me in dazed slumber and asked if one of the boys was awake; I laughed and assured him that they were fine and - for future reference - our children do not "hoot" when requiring assistance. The poor lucky guy can't hear a baby screaming in the middle of the night but apparently a natural "hoot hoot" will rouse him from the zzz's. If that's not selective hearing, well then I don't know what is.

"I don't think I trust you, bird."