An Oregon Barred Owl
An Oregon Barred Owl we lovingly call Angel Wings perches in the arms of a 100+ year old Hickory Tree.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/barred-owl
Oregon State Motto: Alis Volat Propis
“She Flies With Her Own Wings” ....the (Latin) phrase could be translated with equal validity as "He flies with his own wings", "One flies with one's own wings"...
The motto was written in English by the judge Jesse Quinn Thornton (wife, Agnes M. "Nancy" Huston Logue, a teacher), and its Latin translation was added to the Territorial Seal adopted by the Oregon Territorial Legislature in 1854.
Source: Wikipedia/Alis_volat_propriis
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