Our 3 fledgeling screech owls have grown up and are almost ready to be released. Normally, blinking is a common reflex action among birds that helps keep their eyes moist and free from debris. But here they are they deliberately blinking their eyes? Why? They are telling us that they want us to back off or leave.Most owls don’t need to blink very often at all. Since owls have evolved to hunt at night research has shown that some owl species blink only once every hour or two.This stands in stark

Eastern screech owls look tiny, but they run the night like it’s their kingdom. Sharp hearing, perfect camouflage, and a call you can feel more than hear. One of the quietest hunters in the trees. Video by @rc_photowild. | We Need This

The gentle whinny of an actual screech owl! The banshee like screeching sound that we think comes from screech owls is actually from the barn owl. Both Western screech owls and Eastern screech owls can have a variety of calls like Nigel is making here. Nigel is a rufous phase Eastern screech owl, and arguably the most handsome. Screech owls can eat a varied diet of small mammals and invertebrates. Nigel weighs a little bit more than a stick of butter and his round little body flies like a grenad

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