(Final, 7/24/22, 16x20, 300 dpi, 75,525 strokes)

Evening Gold

(Barn Owl)

Rarely seen because of its nocturnal stealth, the Barn Owl is the most widely distributed owl around the world and one of the most widely distributed of all birds. In other words, it’s a most successful species.

No fierce profile
or record span
or startling colors
or siren call

Just a humble hunter
living its part
in everyday places,
a lesson for us all.