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.
All right…
Someone want to give me a hint?
Not sure if serious, but if you’re looking on a small device it could be difficult.
I know where it is and my eye still gravitates to a slightly different place, as I talk about in another comment if you didn’t see that. I go into owl camo a bit in that.
Here’s the answer:
Owl Revealed
I was being serious. Thank you for the assistance! I looked right at it, and sped right by. My eyes told me that those are obviously burl or limbs.
That is exactly what it’s designed to do! Little ones like this Screech Owl can still be eaten by bigger owls or raptors, so they need to stay safe themselves.
Owls live everywhere people live, even in cities, but we wonder why we never see them. This is why! They’re there, they just don’t want anyone knowing they’re there!
Dead center
Holy cats! That’s amazing.
Definitely plumicorn positive here. It’s perfecto.
It could not match that little hunk of bark any better!
