From John Rodriguez Jr
Meet Oliver the screech owl. A local resident at the ranch in Brooks County. He sometimes plays nice and allows me to photograph him.
Sony A7Rii Sigma 150-600 Brooks County
02/17/25
Oliver is suspicious.
Definitely guilty of something… 🤔
owliver :)
I enjoy seeing the variations people come up with, even for more traditional owl names. Oliver vs Owliver is a popular one, along with Otis vs Otus, as Otus was their original genus name until it got split up. The genus division debate was still going on from 1850-2003, so there are still many Screeches named a variation of Otis even though it is no longer considered correct taxonomy.
Oliver, you doll!
I find his whitish facial disc very becoming on him!
His whole fit just says “you see nothing” in a classic, stylish way.
