Owl in an Ear

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Owl in an Ear

From Harold Wilion

It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen one of my favorite subjects, the Screech owl.

I went and visited an old friend last night that was in the hole that’s been dubbed the “ear” hole and I’m sure you can figure out why.

She was molting for the past couple months and looked just awful. So much so, that I lost interest in shooting her. But now she’s as beautiful as ever.

Just seconds after taking this shot, she flew right over my head to begin her evening hunt.

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“She looked so terrible I didn’t even want to photograph her”

I mean, I guess that makes sense for a wildlife photographer but still. Dag, yo.

I’d love to see a Screechie anytime.

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I do enjoy a catastrophic molt on a Screech. Weird Alice is one of my favs. Harold is just sassy in his write ups.

But the real mystery has been where Harold has been! I had noticed I hadn’t gotten any new stuff from him in a good bit. I think there was some falling out on the message board he posted to, not with him personally, but I believe the group as a whole. He said he was going to start posting to a different one, but here he is, back on the OG, so who knows. Internet drama…. 🤪

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