While most of the United States sweltered in an extreme heatwave yesterday on our country’s 250th birthday, here in northern Minnesota on Northstar Lake thunder storms reigned (rained?!) supreme and the temperature never rose above 62F. My Tempest Weather System recorded 1,401 lighting strikes in the immediate area. When the downpours finally ended a bit before 5 pm, I was surprised to hear my local barred owls starting to hoot. It was only 5 pm; sunset would not be for over four hours.
Apparently the Barred Owls wanted to celebrate the July 4th Holiday, or were just happy at being able to dry out. For those who have been subscribers for a time, you may remember I have two pairs of Barred Owls that seem to think my cabin’s property is their territory dividing line (read prior post … the night time owl fight). After BBQ’ing brats for dinner, I went looking for the owls at 6:45 pm. Jackpot! I now present you with America’s Independence Day Barred Owls! Who Cooks for Youuuuu?!
Barred Owl #1
Barred Owl #2
July 4th Birthday Barred Owl … The Movie! (video link for subscribers)
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Have to laugh about Trapper Jims corner on the Fiero forest road. Don’t know how google came up with that name. It’s just the junction of 2 drainage ditches and township offset correction line. If you travel north to the next intersection where you can go east or north and west, we called it the phone box corner. There used to be a phone box with a forestry phone line. Many years ago someone must have taken it.