The Almost Daily Egg Report

I could scarcely believe it! I kid you not, there was a big beautiful, brown owl in the duck pen this morning! Haven't been able to find my Audubon book, so I am not sure what type of owl, but there it was, flapping its huge wings trying to get out. All the ducks, goose and turkeys were in quite a tight cluster at the opposite end of the pen. It must have been a very interesting night! Here is my conjecture as to how it got in as there are no discernible holes in the netting and fence. It must have just walked right in sometime the day before to eat the duck food. On these cold days I have left the food out with the door open. Usually I close the ducks, goose and turkeys in around dusk, and that owl must have been in the pen behind the house where I didn't notice him. It was a truly gorgeous bird with huge yellow eyes and big eyelids that blinked one at a time. After finishing my chores this morning, I decided to get my camera to photograph it for this blog site. But just as the duck pen came into view, I could see that the owl finally found the open door and flew off east to his welcome freedom.
That was an exciting morning!
P.S. I just found out that it was a horned owl.