Barred Owls often announce themselves with a familiar hooting call of “Who Cooks for You, Who Cooks for You?” This time of year it seems they come out of hiding and can often be seen hanging around my neighborhood. Last September, this one was directly in the back yard and it was quite comfortable being photographed, allowing me to get vertical and horizontal images in a variety of different compositions. Anyone who has photographed a bird knows to be thankful if it sticks around for longer than a minute.