Christine Goddard photographed two barred owls and a snapping turtle at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury. Christine also recorded this video of one of the owls. She reports that the owl sunning itself on the ground joined the other in a nearby tree.

Guy Washburn shares an account and photos of an interaction between birds in his Stow back yard:

"First we were enjoying the sight of a northern flicker resting in a small tree above the suet feeder.

Next thing we knew, a Cooper's hawk flew down with a loud cry and took him out. The hawk sat on the ground with wings spread for a while, clutching the flicker.

Suddenly a barred owl flew in and startled the hawk, which let the flicker escape! The hawk flew off and the owl stayed on the ground for a bit, then he flew up into a nearby tree and sat for several minutes before flying up into some nearby pines."

Len May photographed this barred owl in Wayland.

Kathy Spellman photographed this barred owl on her deck in Framingham.