From Rodney Ervin
Somewhere out there is a little owl that is hiding in plain sight. Eastern Screech Owls are probably one of my most favorite Owls just because of their camouflage. I looked right at this owl for a couple of minutes before actually seeing it lol. Taken in Northern Indiana.
Wow, that took me a while but its definitely there
It still throws me off a bit every time I open the pic.
This a great example of why I’m back and forth as to if one of the functions of plumicorns is camouflage or not. I’m not sure if it’s helping or hurting in this case.
My eyes go right to the points, so that feels like a mark against, but at the same time, it’s throwing my brain off where the actual center mass of the owl is, so if I were an animal that wanted to grab it, my aim would be off. Also, if i were to see this in 3 dimensions, I feel it would be harder to figure out which way it was facing and it adds contrasting depth to the owl as a physical object. I feel that wouldn’t work as well on a larger horned owl though, so that’s a mark against again.