From Mindy Musick King

Sleepy Barred Owl in NW Arkansas

This is a spot deep in the woods that I pass on my daily walk. There is a tiny window through thick branches where I can see this cavity. In the late afternoon for about 10 minutes the sunlight hits it just right. A lot of things had to line up (beginning with the owl deciding to actually be there) to get this shot…4 years in the making. I felt like all my Christmases came at once.