I took this photo one summer afternoon while visiting Salt Spring Island, B.C. Hearing birds chirping excitedly up in some trees, I walked over and saw the owl calmly perched on a branch while surrounded by angry songbirds. Two robins kept flying down and hitting it on the head and back, sometimes knocking out feathers. The owl flew to several different trees, and after a few hours the other birds gave up and left. It was taking a short nap when I took this photo. Later it flew to the ground and caught a big garter snake and carried it into the tree to eat.
