From National Centre for Birds of Prey
“See the prey, feel the prey, BE the prey!” Harley doing his best bunny rabbit impression for Easter.
Those big feathery tufts on Harley’s head are actually called “plumicorns” (literally “feather horns”) and are used for camouflage and communication with other owls.
Harley, Eurasian eagle owl
Happy Easter, 420 Day, or just plain old happy Sunday to all of you!
I’m still not convinced they serve any purpose other than just looking cool, but are are sure gutys at that. 😎