More Owl Pictures

Today I took the kids to see if we could see the owls that I saw yesterday. Since they were close to our house, Danielle rode her bike and I took Cassidy in the Burley Trailer. We were able to find them. I was able to get at an angle where I could see that there are 3 owlets.

Thanks to The Nature Nut for commenting that the owls look like long-eared owls.

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Spring is a Time for Baby Birds

Springtime means more nice days for riding even if we do sometimes get snow in May. Not only was today a good day for a bike ride, it was also a good day to see baby birds. It was also a day for wonderful tree blossoms but I paid for those with my allergies.

I don't know birds very well so I don't have any idea what kind of owls I saw. Do you know what kind they are? I'm pretty sure the geese are Canadian Geese.

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Glowing Green Eyes in the Dark

Tonight my wife and I left the kids with the grandparents. After dinner we hiked a ways up Ute Pass Trail. On our back, I spotted a bright green glowing spot in the light of my headlamp.

I got a little closer and could see it was a spider that was a little over 1/2 inch long. It was brownish/gray and the back part of it's body was hairy. We ended up seeing several of them before we got back. I think they were wolf spiders. They have 8 eyes and I'm guessing that they were reflecting my light back.

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