Hissy And Pissy


This is Charlene, the world's most spoiled owl.  She is a Great Horned.  Those tufts are not ears but feathers, known as plumicorns.  They probably act as 'curb feelers' when the owl is flying through trees and brush in search of prey.  She has over 20,000 feathers, and would be totally silent as she flew.  Mice have no chance against a predator like this.  Charlene has a low opinion of me, and hisses and clacks her beak when I get near.  She has almost no attention span, although that is certainly a design to maximize survival. 

Who, indeed.

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