From Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
Nose Job? This Eastern Screech Owl came to our Rehab Center with some blood above its cere. The cere is a waxy fleshy covering above a bird’s beak just below the eyes, where the nostrils (nares) are located. The owl is patiently sitting while our staff cleans the cere.
Even the owls are getting plastic surgery these days huh…
I hope I’m not contributing to setting unrealistic beauty expectations for them! 😮