This is Chuckles, our Northern Whitefaced Scops Owl. He arrived at the sanctuary 2 years ago, when he was just 12 weeks old. Now, he is one of the most popular mainstays of all our owls (and still does the quiet chuckle hoot of which he was named after!)
He’s beautiful! And majestic.
And I have to acknowledge Wilford Brimley.
That man had some fine rictal bristles!