Wow. Several days ago I heard this screeching and found out that it was in fact a little owl. But as I was closing up today I saw a rather big bird fly through my garden (well, not a sparrow anyhow)

Turns out it's not just an owl. It's a pair of owls! And they were very friendly. By the time I got my camera set up I managed to take one blurry picture. Mind you, with the naked eye only a shadow was visible so I'm pretty thrilled with the picture I have...