Photos by Shankar S

In honor of our little buddy WFS winning the big tournament, I thought this guy might make a nice transition back to my normal postings.

Giant Scops is the largest of the Scops (genus Otus) owls. He comes in at a monstrous 12 inches / 30 cm. White Faced Scops is 9.5 inches / 24 cm.

The Giant Scops is only found on 3 islands in the Philippines, one of which essentially has no trees left, and the other 2 are leased to logging companies. 😒

  • anon6789OP
    11•1 year ago

    A parting shot of the Giant Scops Owl, looking at us ruefully as if to say, ‘we are just starting, do you need to go now?’.

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 year ago

      A lot of owl photos have the same look as I do when woken up in the mornings, though now I think about it the times humans photograph them are likely not when they’re at their most awake either!

      • anon6789OP
        2•1 year ago

        Probably why those Snowies and Burrowing Owls always look so cheery! They’re the daytime owls. I wonder if they look grumpy at night…