Western Screech-owl. They are often out greeting visitors during bird presentations and sit comfortably on their handlers’ gloves, which allows you to get a close up view of these exceptionally cute raptors.
notice that its entire body is covered mainly in dark brown to black feathers. Its tail is slightly tapered. Like other vultures, its head isn’t covered in large feathers, but rather with tufts of dark down. It has slightly paler feathers around its neck, which resemble the fuzzy collar of a winter coat,