From Howard Wu

I couldn’t believe my luck – the first owl l’ve photographed in the Pacific Northwest and it’s a new one for me: Northern Pygmy-owl!

It landed in a tree right in front of me. would not have found it had I not seen it landing - they are very small, as their name suggests, and pretty well camouflaged in the moss-draped trees.

It may have taken me years trying to find one, but this one just popped up out of nowhere, totally unexpected!

Snohomish County, WA