From Scottish Owl Centre
The 3 states of being for a White-faced Owl, brought to you by Ms. Rubi and her husband.
Chilled out (puffed and fluffed!)
Suspicious (skinny and ‘stick-like!’)
Grumpy (‘tiny, angry turkey!’)
All of this anger was simply because the human had the audacity to come into his territory and provide him with a fresh, clean bath (How very dare I?!)
They’re not colloquially nicknamed the ‘Transformer Owl’ for nothing! These extreme shape-changing skills are a vital survival tool for owls in the wild - and in some species the ‘transformation’ is more extreme than in others!
I love “angry turkey”. What a fitting description and the swaying dancemoves are hypnotic.
It’s crazy how much they puff up!
Our baby GHO last year was a grump and would do this every time I came to feed it. It felt like if I laid down next to it like this we’d be the same volume.
