Daily Postcard: A Northern Saw-whet Owl spotted recently along the road to the Los Alamos Reservoir. A tiny owl with a catlike face, oversized head and bright yellow eyes, the Northern Saw-whet Owl is practically bursting with attitude. Where mice and other small mammals are concerned this fierce, silent owl is anything but cute. One of the most common owls in forests across northern North America (and across the U.S. in winter), saw-whets are highly nocturnal and seldom seen. Their high-pitched too-too-too call is a common evening sound in evergreen mountain forests from January through May. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Michael Smith

Another view of a Northern Saw-whet Owl spotted recently along the road to the Los Alamos Reservoir. Photo by Michael Smith

And another view of a Northern Saw-whet Owl spotted recently along the road to the Los Alamos Reservoir. Photo by Michael Smith