Found these growing on the property. Don't recognize it so guessing it's a non-native?
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I consulted the plant whisperer and she is of the opinion that it is an escaped cultivar. Especially with the light color on the petals and their frilly appearance. But there are two native irises that you could expect to find in Southwestern Washington: Western blue flag (Iris missouriensis) or Oregon iris (Iris tenax).
Steve
Those are barred owls. I expect that you had two parents and a fledgling (timing is certainly right). I didn't think that barred owls would target fish but here is a YouTube clip with undeniable proof.Any owl experts around here?
As I was working yesterday, some movement up in a tree across my property caught my eye. It ended up being 3 owls together. I quickly grabbed one of my wife’s cameras and while doing so one flew off but the other delivered a fish to what I assumed was a fledgling? Does the timing work out for that in western Washington? Would an owl be at the fledgling stage this early in the year? It was not a nestling. I saw it making very short flights to different branches before making what appeared to be a little bit of a longer flight deeper into the woods, maybe back to the nest. I assumed the birds I saw were two parents and a slightly smaller fledgling. Pardon the pics. The wife is the wildlife photographer in the family so my attempts to use her mirror less Cannon with the F11 800mm lens on autofocus resulted in clear views of the branch in front of the bird…but not the bird . Unfortunately, she was in a meeting and missed the action!
Food deliver? Some type of fish. I live one lot from Puget Sound and my property borders a very small stream so not sure what it could be.
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What I thought was the younger one taking flight.
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