From Fei Cheng

Phantom of the cave - GHO mom on the nest

Once you spend enough time on the field, get up early stay late in darkness, learn their habitats, do your research, some impossibles become possible. This picture is heavily cropped and brighten up post processing. At the time, with the binoculars all I could see was the pair of her eyes and they seemed too far apart for an owl. Had to take a photo with very high ISO to confirm. So lucky to spot her

FYI the photo can be brightened further but just for making the case

Central WA undisclosed location

I ran the brightener on it: