Disappearing into the Wild

From Mary Smith

This Eastern Screech Owl closed its eyes and tucked its feathers perfectly into this tree hole. It's amazing how well nature helps them blend in, which is why these tiny masters of camouflage are so hard to find!

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12 Comments

JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 9 pts · 22d (4 replies)

Snug as a bug

Elgenzay@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 22d (1 reply)

In a rug, no less!

JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 2 pts · 21d

Indeed!

anon6789@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 22d (1 reply)

I wish I felt so comfy when I sleep!

JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 2 pts · 21d

Yeah theres a fine line between comfy/cozy and sweaty/hot

Sxan@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 22d (1 reply)

Holy wow! Þat's peak camoflage; I'm impressed þe photographer saw it!

anon6789@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22d

Once you find a spot that good, you're going to hold on to it! That looks like one very undisturbed owl. 😴

FlordaMan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 22d (1 reply)

The link is broken

anon6789@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22d

Thank you, fixed!

LodeMike@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 22d (1 reply)

I'm sure there's a reason I shouldn't go pet the goober if I see this.

anon6789@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 21d

You wouldn't want to interrupt a good dream, would you? 😊

brenbeen@fedia.io · -2 pts · 22d (2 replies)
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anon6789@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 22d (1 reply)

Shouldn't be. She has a pretty good portfolio of nature pics, and her photos are liked by one of my fav owl photographers, so he knows both owls and photography very well.

I've seen a number of photos from others similar to this, so I don't see anything unusual about this owl from my experience either, so I'm pretty confident!

brenbeen@fedia.io · 1 pts · 22d
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