Solar Eclipse Four Short-eared Owl hunting hovering briefly as its keen

hovering briefly as its keen hearing detected movement in the grasses

his sharp eyes scanning the silent

the "grey ghost" disappeared into the fading tapestry of the winter sky

witness to an ever-turning tapestry of life and survival

Loon swims where shadows mingle—

Solar Eclipse Four Short-eared Owl hunting hovering briefly as its keenAs the day faded into an unusual twilight, I sat quietly in my photo blind, my camera poised and ready. It was the day of the solar eclipse and I was hopeful the Short eared Owls would hunt in the diminishing light. As the moon began its slow dance across the sun, an eerie hush enveloped the landscape. The air cooled, the vibrant colours of the world dimmed, and an otherworldly glow emerged. Sounds of nature were replaced by a stillness that felt