Lovely! Thank you for sharing the owls with us. They are wonderful, and I hope your nest box will be successful so you can enjoy them as neighbors. We have barred owls in the woods on our property, and I am always so thrilled by our chance encounters. Their songs are so beautiful, one of my favorite soundtracks of our winter nights. On those rare moments I spot one in the branches, I freeze - and just enjoy basking in their gaze. They seem to consider me so thoughtfully and patiently, slowly assessing me before deciding whether to stay or fly :) It’s a rather special feeling to sit under a barred owl’s stare!