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The way things areby *MonsterBrand

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Brookfield Zoo. Autumn 2009.
Shot through two sets of wire fencing in near darkness.

Eastern Screech Owl (Red Phase)

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The mouse in the Screech Owl's beak was dead before the bird started feeding on it. The keepers give the owls mice that are already dead so the birds will in turn be less aggressive when handling them.

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Location: Eastern North America

Size: 16 - 25 cm

Diet: Large insects (beetles, moths, crickets, cicadas, etc) and small mammals (mice, shrews, rabbits, etc)

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~smonda Mar 31, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Oh my gosh his face is adorable!!!! Cute and morbid is my kind of thing <3

~Hetrin Oct 10, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

That is adorably morbid.

*loyal-fangs Oct 3, 2010 Student General Artist

Ok, the face of this one reminds me a bit of Marilyn Manson.
K, now I'm scared xD~~!

~ChiiYu Aug 12, 2010

ORLY?

*LightConcorde Mar 1, 2010 Hobbyist Digital Artist

The owl looks surprised xD, because of its BIG EYES <3

*ShikuroxKanno Feb 28, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It looks like it's saying "I didn't do it!"

~dantomkins Oct 23, 2009

Sadly, owls are slowly but surely decreasing in population. Especially the barn owls due to the obvious reason that old barns are being torn down for safey reasons. It is a great shot

~jackalibis Oct 23, 2009

I love those eyes! They're absolutely gorgeous!

~vivadawolf Oct 23, 2009

Owls can dilate their pupils individually from each other :3

That guy looks so surprised XD

*MonsterBrand Oct 23, 2009 Professional Photographer

I know!

I think they look so funny and animated when that happens.

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