10/16/2026
I suppose the obvious question is "who" is visiting us these days? I do believe this is a barred owl who decided to visit the resort recently. Feeling right at home, it took up its own chair and joined the campfire for the evening.
What an amazing photo opportunity that it stayed still allowing our guest to get up close. You know these creatures are out there at night, but we often miss meeting them face to face. And it's always nice to put a face to some of the "night sounds" we here from the forest areas.
Sharing a campfire with someone like this makes for quite an evening!