Pic(k) of the Week: Ambush Owl

'An Ambush,' said Owl, 'is a sort of Surprise.'

— Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A.Milne

Surprising me and my dog, this fine fellow graciously held his pose overhead for a couple of seconds.

It was 19 May 2019. All three of us were in a forest on the grounds of the former United Methodist Children's Home, in Decatur, Georgia.

The city recently purchased this seventy-seven-acre parcel of land. What it will do with it remains up in the air.

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• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays, and occasionally, but not always (as is the case today), with a good fermentable as the subject.
• Photo 21 of 52, for year 2019. See it on Flickr: here.
• Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.
  • Lens: Canon 100mm ƒ/2.8 FD.
  • Settings: 100 mm | 1/500 | ISO 200 | f/11
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