Patrick - Wildlife Photographer

This is my shot. I was able to get really close before he hopped backwards into the hollowed out stump and nearly disappeared. Every week I feed about seven of these guys at the Outreach for Earth Stewardship in Shelburne.  It was cool to see one in the wild AND in my very own yard.

Patrick - Wildlife Photographer

Yesterday, as the sun was setting, I spotted this animal resting in the hollowed out stump of one of our maple trees. We tried to capture pictures from the safe distance of our front door, but the zoom lens wasn't strong enough to get a good shot.  So, I got my boots on and walked closer to see if I could get a better shot.

The owl was  just resting quietly and was perfectly camouflaged in that tree.  I can't believe I even spotted it!  My mom took this picture of me moving in for the shot.