Prince of Barkness

From Joe Mark Hernandez

Perfectly hidden against the tree bark 🌿🦉

Philippine Scops Owl
Los Baños, Laguna
May 2026

is a medium-sized, nocturnal owl endemic to the Philippines, known for its large ear tufts and found in lowland and foothill forests.

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2 Comments

tired_lemming@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 106d (1 reply)

Oh Barkness, what big eyes you have.

Always interesting to see different country variants.

anon6789@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 106d

The eyes are my fav part of this one. Such a rich color!

Scops are fun. They're little, they're all pretty much equally cute, but they're still a bit different everywhere you go.