Things are rough out there, so here are some photos of Mr. Coconut, the eastern screech owl who lives in our backyard. (If you need caught up: he showed up in our palm tree last year, we had a house built for him, his lady friend showed up and we were hoping for babies, but then they flew off in the spring, and I was very sad, but then he came back!)
? #coconuttheowl pic.twitter.com/SAEGxYfWzZ
— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) December 16, 2021
I have a very low-end spotting scope that I use to get time-lapse shots of him out in the yard. He’s quite the character as you can see. Sometimes goofy (especially when he gets up), often murderous, sometimes downright majestic:
Here’s another time-lapse I caught before his nightly flight at dusk:
One hour timelapse of Coconut before he flew off tonight ? #coconuttheowl pic.twitter.com/GppapGWaQz
— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) November 21, 2021
And here’s something I’ve never caught on camera before: actual footage of him flying. (Usually it’s too dark to see it on camera.)
Caught Mr. Coconut ? flying off on camera for the first time #coconuttheowl pic.twitter.com/nCYp4PXhdm
— Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) November 23, 2021
His return has been a true bright spot in a dark year. If you need more Coconut in your life, follow me on Twitter or Instagram.
