January 2 – Great Grey Owl

During mid-winter, an effective hunter of the North Woods, the Grey owl ventures south from Canada to forage for mice and other small creatures. This big guy did not seem bothered by my being there, and he was as curious about me as I was about him.

The beautiful Great Gray Owl is a powerful bird. It can break through hard-packed snow to grab a small mammal moving beneath the surface. In winter, it eats up to 7 small mammals a day.

It is incredible how a simple walk in the woods can make your day with something you never expected.

But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? Job 12:7-9

The Great Grey Owl is a perfect example of God’s natural design. This bird has so many built-in survival capabilities that it glorifies God by its mere existence. If we take time to focus, it is not hard to see the hand of God in all His creation.