the Each Week, One Beast project: week 2

This is my catch-up beast for the second week of January, a long-eared owl. We saw one, once, while mucking through a swamp on top of the next ridge over... I believe we woke it up, and would likely not have seen it if not for its enormous amber-colored eyes - like two tiny lanterns glowing inside the dark hemlock boughs. Though I am not an owl expert, I will declare the long-eared - an especially tall, skinny owl - to be the Muppetiest of them all.