Owl on a Tree

When working on the rent house the other day (you can see doors on sawhorses in the background)  I saw this Owl on a Tree.  It was molting, so it couldn't fly.  This owl is only about 8" tall.

I had always seen "pictures" of owls living in a hole in a tree my whole life.  There is a hole just above the owl, so I figured (s)he lives there.

It was close enough to touch, but those claws are sharp - so I decided against it.