Yesterday may have been the first time ever that I bought a six pack of beer just for its label. I'm not normally a big fan of brown ale, but who could resist the saw whet owl?I've been hearing barred and great horned owls lately, and even saw a great horned owl being mobbed by crows the other morning. Bald eagles must be migrating through; I have been seeing two or three of them a day! The sightings and sounds almost make up for the dismal dark wet snowy weather we've been having.
The kids have a mini break school yesterday and today for the annual Minnesota teachers' union convention. I wish I could be sleeping in this morning!
CORRECTION/UPDATE: OMG, I'm a pretty bad birder if I can't even properly identify an owl on a beer label! I checked my Sibley's tonight, just to be sure, and wouldn't you know it, that is a BOREAL owl, not a saw whet! Of course, I have seen neither of them in real life, but they are both pretty darn cute.
As long as I'm updating, I might as well say I saw a pair of trumpeter swans flying near the Kettle River this morning on my way to work. And stay tuned for sandhill cranes, lots of them...
I'm having eagle envy...
ReplyDeleteKathy in Maine
I bought some Black Dog brew for the label once ... a big black lab.
ReplyDeleteI would buy that beverage for the very cute owl on the label too!
ReplyDeleteLots of great-horned owls vocalizing out in our deer hunting woods. I hooted it up with 4 last Sunday morning.
Kathy- I'll try to send some eagles your way!
ReplyDeleteFC- I want some of that beer! Of course I would have to have a "golden lab" something or other.
RuthieJ- That is one more reason I should take up bowhunting. That, and Mr. Attitude just saw a deer in my garden after dark, munching on the kale that survived the frost no doubt.
That's a good beer. Bells is solid. Label art is great.
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