I went outside to see why a dozen or so bluejays were screaming. They dispersed after a few minutes, having evidently lost track of whatever they were angry at, but I found their target. The last tree the screaming had come from, held this owl.
Since I was already standing near the tree to find what the jays were upset with, I spent a couple of minutes photographing this little guy. I also showed him to my mother. After that, we left him alone. He stared at us for a few minutes, but turned away and seemed to relax when we didn't do anything aggressive.
