Travels in a Tin Can

'animals do not fly, birds do'. Now she can tell the difference between
blackbirds, thrushes and starlings, almost every time. I'm so proud. She is
good at spotting wildlife though, some hunter's instinct in-built in females I
think.
On this occasion we had been having a bad day, struggling to plan our
next leg of the journey, and the sighting was a real ray of sunshine. We spent
about ten minutes watching from a metre or so away as the tiny owl - possibly
a screech owl - sat lazily on a branch. All this time we tried to take
photographs of our find, hindered by failing light, shaky hands and an
uncooperative subject. The bird would not stay facing us, despite our attempts
at attracting its attention with calls and thrown pebbles (not at it.... mostly).
Eventually however, the owl responded. It flew away! Perhaps David
Attenborough is safe for now...