Lake Lotus Park, 6/28/2013
Barred Owl This morning I dropped by Lake Lotus Park; I haven't been here in months because they open so late in the morning it's difficult to spend any length of time here before work. Well, I was driving nearby this morning, so I thought it would be worth walking the trail once to see what may be there. There was nothing unusual to be found--a first-year Double-crested Cormorant was on the water, I guess too young to go to the coast for breeding. A Limpkin landed on the boardwalk railing so close to me that I could only photograph its head and neck (not that I'm complaining). And a Barred Owl was out by the boardwalk, and it was close enough for nearly full-frame pictures. Right near the owl was a pretty flower, which I'm guessing is a Primrose-willow of some sort, but I don't trust my own diagnostic skills for wildflowers. Barred Owl I'm still sometimes amazed at the difference moving a little bit can do for your compostion. The above sh...