Dad, awake for a few minutes

Almost without fail, whenever I see a male Great Horned Owl , especially in the late winter / early spring time, he will be asleep. When he has to hunt for food to bring to the young ones and his mate, he has to work hard during the night, so during the day he needs to sleep. My photo is of Dad, in a local park, seen on 7 May 2014, when I called in for just a few minutes. No wonder he is able to catch things like Pheasants, when you see his talons! Though it looks like I was pretty close, he was in fact perched high in a distant tree.