Young Collared Scops Owl

A young Collared Scops Owl is wrapped in a vanilla towel. She has large black eyes like a pair of obsidian walnuts.

Original post – 11 May 2015
by Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand

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This little extra terrestrial is a Collared Scops Owl at Wildlife Friends, located south of Bangkok, at the north end of the Thai Peninsula.

A close up of our friend, with a cut of pinkish white meat in her beak. We get more detail of her black eyes reflecting the ceiling lights, her pink-lined eyelids, and her feathers in shades of black brown and white, with no easily discernible pattern except a hint of concentric stripes.
The rehabilitator holds the bundle of owl in towel steady with their left hand, while their right emerges from bottom frame to deliver a morsel of meat to the young owl.

We don’t have intake info on the patient but we know they’re exceptionally cute.

The E.T. owl is cloaked in the towel, still, and has her feet raised with talons ready to slice and/or puncture any who dare get close. She has a tiny chunk of food remaining on the tip of her beak.

Congrats to WFFT for their recent 25 year anniversary.

Link to donate to Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand for those willing and able.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Otus lettiaCollared Scops OwlWiki link

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