Solar Eclipse Four Short-eared Owl hunting The old fence post remained

The old fence post remained behind

hovering briefly as its keen hearing detected movement in the grasses

undisturbed except by the occasional verso ripple of the pulling tide

witness to an ever-turning tapestry of life and survival

Solar Eclipse Four Short-eared Owl hunting The old fence post remainedAs 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