What I Saw In The Birdbath This Morning

 Before sunrise this morning when I was opening the shades in my studio window, this is what I saw staring imperiously back at me from the birdbath.  I held my breath trying not to even blink, but this professional non-blinker shifted his head to the side as if to scrutinize me all the better. The screech owl quickly fluttered its wings in the water and then disappeared silently into the dusky dawn.  What a gift I was given to see this at the start of the day!!