And no, he's not stuffed. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a live 7 inch or so tall Eastern Screech Owl. He apparently is used for falconry so he catches prey for his owner (mostly grasshoppers and mice and sparrows and stuff). He was very well behaved and sat nicely on his perch. The owner demonstrated his swiveling ability by swiveling the base. The body moved with the base but the head stayed in position. Wish I had a video of that. It was cute.
Zoé wanted to pet it. Adèle was afraid of the hawk who was also there so she didn't even see the owl.
Here's a wide angle picture to show its size.
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So cool! I love that owls & hawks and other birds for that matter, can be held in captivity and behave as well as they do around so many people. It really is neat being able to interact with them. I guess not much different than my pet cockatiel.
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That owl is very cool! Visiting from A to AGod bless, Maria at Delight Directed Living
ReplyDeleteI saw one of these last July at Stratton Mountain in Vermont. There was a wildlife guy giving a presentation on a bunch of owls....the Screech one was the cutest, I wanted to take it home!
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