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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!

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[–] You@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love "angry turkey". What a fitting description and the swaying dancemoves are hypnotic.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

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.