Owls are lovely creatures. They fly at night and eat up rats and mice. You hardly see them in Crete although they can be heard hooting from time to time. But recently I met a baby owl near the road. Here he is:
Cute Cretan baby owl
I snapped this picture fast, almost before he knew I was there. Then I moved in a bit to get a close up and the baby owl went into full defence mode. It is truly something to see:
Baby owl in defence mode
He was saying to me, in Greek naturally, come no closer.
I was worried that he had been left alone so I looked to the trees above, and sure enough, his mother was there watching over him.
Crete 
What a wonderful experience to meet a young bird face to face. Thanks for the visit!
Thanks for the visit and the comment. That second shot is wonderful.
That’s absolutely wonderful – you lucky thing.
O wow, never have I seen such a thing! Amazing pictures. Such a cute birdie, glad his mother was near.
These photos are priceless! The baby owl looks both cuddlesome and fearless in his defiance. I’m glad his mother was still nearby.
Wow! great shots you got! You’re lucky his mother didn’t come swooping down at you. Happy October! 😀
Oh my gosh! I love this picture! Very very cool! I didn’t even think of owl. What a great idea! Blessings to you this week!
amazing stuff, ray, i have often heard owls tooting in our neighbourhood, but have never managed to get such a close up shot of them.
He’s so cute!! We have owls like that in Florida,but,sadly,they are being displaced by construction.
I love your owl. Thank you for telling me about lief and lives. I never learn, but I hope you understand me anyway? Have a nice ABC!
hope you dont mind it.. but the owl looks kewt!
interesting post 🙂
Totally awesome shots. The defence mode is amazing.
Wow! Very Stunning!
Lovely picture of owl and intresting post for ABC-Wednesday
letter’O’.
Have a nice day.
Oh my how fabulous this is. I love these photos of the owl! Beautiful…
I’m so glad the owl spoke ‘Crete’. Otherwise you might have tried to cuddle him. May I say that I think the statue in your previous blog is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. I love the idea that there may be more, forgotten, names to record.
Wow super O! The owl is amazing.
He really is quite adorable isn’t he?
Thanks for sharing that photo for ABC Wednesday letter O.
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Great shots; the comparison between the two is interesting.
That is so precious! I love owls too (my grandmother protected them). Thanks for the treat. This is truly a great O.
Excellent post! Amazing bird!
So beautiful bird! Do you know that people in Greece say that if an owl sit on a house someone will die from this house? Don’t worry, it’s just a superstition!!!
And I bet his mum was watching you Ray!
Awesome captures.
Thanks so much.
Dxx
Owls are lovely birds and you captured this little fellow so well. Hope his mum was watching over him.
He looks so sweet and fluffy – then WOW! That second photo is absolutely amazing! I do hope he continued to be safe.
Thanks for your visit and kind comment last night.
Owls indeed are magnificent birds -yiur shot of the baby owl in defence mode is something I’ve not seen before.
That second one is incredible! How lucky you were to see – and snap – that! Perfect for ABC Wednesday, too!
Getting so close and especially getting that second picture – impressive!!
Great pictures – well done
Thanks for your visit. and your kind comment.
The feathers of this owl are beautiful: they look like snow…
I had never seen an owl opening wide its wings !Amazing shot!
Miss Yves !
That second photo is just priceless!
A perfect O for ABC Wednesday!
Hello Ray
Thanks for visiting my Blog – I’ve added Sherete to my list of welcomes..
I love owls – when we went to the Yorkshire Dales a few years ago ( virtually every weekend ) we would see and hear them every night – usually Tawny Owls but we have seen Barn and Long Eared Owl. Happy days !
Aw, they’re wonderful photos. Bless his little heart – which I bet was going boom boom boom very fast under his big defensive pose.
So, so cute. I love owls. I’ve just finished reading Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals, relating his adventures on Corfu. He had quite a menagerie, and one member was an owl.
Cute photo
Thank you for sharing all your lovely photos on your blog and your kind comments about how to improve my skills.
What a gorgeous little critter.. wonderful shot. Just hooted over from David’s/Authorblog.
Fabulous photos Ray, well done !!
My boss is a well respected bird photographer, I can’t wait to show him your pictures.
I love birds of all sorts, owls in particular. Love this photo of this beauty!
Over from Davids
Sandi
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