From Billy Davidson
Who me?
You think little ol me is cute?
Awe… You are too kind ❤️
Burrowing owl owlets are quite possibly our favorite little ones we spend time with all year.
Personalities for days.
The fluff sticking out of the wing where presumably it was just preening is a great detail. Kind looks like a foot is picked up to help the twisting to reach, too (I know their head swivels impressively, but guessing the leaning down to preen might be more comfortable with a leg lifted.)
Maybe a loose feather removed that didn’t fall away nicely? One of the things they are doing while preening is making sure all the feathers are properly positioned and everything either stuck together or separated as they should be for flying more efficiently, along with regulating temperature properly, and also getting rid of icky parasites. They should look nice and neat when they’re all done.
Doing it’s little walk on the catwalk!
