Beautiful owls.
During the night here, there are times when I can hear a family of owls outside, while I'm in the yard. They'll hoot and answer each other and you can tell by the tone and timbre whether it is the male, a youngling, or the female. They all have slightly different tones to them. Sometimes you hear an interloper come in who doesn't belong with the family group.
I never see them but I hear them. A few nights later, they will move on to some other area, and usually before the week is out, they'll be back in the summer.