Screech owls are currently going through a molt and look pretty rough despite this being a normal occurrence for this time of year. Oracle is less than thrilled to have his bad hair day documented!
And since you are going to ask:
he was injured as a chick and has permanent damage in the right eye.
His ears make up for the lack of depth perception, so he’s fine in that regard.
Birdie livers break down hemoglobin differently than ours do, so their bruises turn green instead of purple like ours do. It can be a very pretty color.
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Oh wow interesting!
I don’t like seeing the hurt birdies, but it is very intriguing to look at!
Yeah it is