I think that owl was dry clean only
From the rehab:
“Meet our newest patient: an orphaned Barn Owl nestling who is currently 90% legs and 10% attitude!
Seriously, this little guy looks like he walked out of the nest and completely forgot his pants.
Between the knobby hocks, the impossibly long skinny legs, and that permanently awkward, goofy grin, he is the epitome of a middle school yearbook photo.Don’t worry, buddy—we’ve all been there!
He’s safe in our care, eating well, and getting ready to grow into those magnificent wings (and eventually find his pants).”
He’s the same colours as the blanket
My goodness, you are right. What a fashionable fella, awkwardness be damned.
Hah, just saw this one myself!
It’s a good photo 😁
I cannot help laughing every time I look! 🤭
Few of us would look better in an unsolicited nude photo, to be fair 😅
Poor Owl’s pants haven’t grown in yet!
Looks like a Chozo Statue come to life. I fully expect it to bestow upon me a missile upgrade.
Made me think of the green speed boost bird alien from Super Metroid
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So is this a normal development phase? He looks kinda wrong to my untrained eyes.
Birds have a tarsus, giving them a third leg segment. Much of this is normally hidden by feathers on an adult bird.
Owls are 40-60% feathers by volume, so seeing them without all that grown in really throws off the proportions for what you are expecting to see.
Thank you!
This is what I’m here for! You’ve got owl questions, I’ve got owl answers!
This diagram helps me understand why my Leghorn pullets look so weird as they turn into hens.
