Photos by Shankar S
In honor of our little buddy WFS winning the big tournament, I thought this guy might make a nice transition back to my normal postings.
Giant Scops is the largest of the Scops (genus Otus) owls. He comes in at a monstrous 12 inches / 30 cm. White Faced Scops is 9.5 inches / 24 cm.
The Giant Scops is only found on 3 islands in the Philippines, one of which essentially has no trees left, and the other 2 are leased to logging companies. π
How could anyone not think these guys are all the cutest?
My girlfriend doesn't like the Bay Owl, but pretty much all the others meet the "so cute!" standards.
Oh, the squeee-noises are reserved for only the cutest of things. Itβs a very high standard.