Today we have a battle of the Scops owls. One from the Far East, and one from the West.
The Screech Owl is North America’s Scops owl. There are both Eastern and Western Screeches, with Eastern coming in red, brown, or gray and Western coming in gray and brown. They live in semi-open forest. Contrary to the name, they don’t Screech, but make a pleasant trilling sound. They are small and round with expressive faces. Their charm makes them very popular year round, and they were in last year’s Final 4. If there was one single owl I would say everyone would like, it would be a red morph Screech.
Next up is the Philippine Scops. This one is built very similar, but the looks make it look like the Screech’s evil twin. There are also 3 color morphs,a light brown, and 2 different grey patterns. It is one of the largest Scops owls, reaching 11 inches/28 cm vs around 8 inches/20 cm from the Screech. They have dark eyes instead of the yellow of the Screech, and they have a red/orange ring around them.
Do you like your little owls sweet and innocent, or will the bad boy knock that pipsqueak out of the winners churches and claim victory for itself? Vote below now!
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*Sorry, I fell asleep while making the post! * 😧
Elf vs LEO was a real nail biter! It went back and forth so many times during the day. The tiny one gave it its best shot, and most of you were impressed with the mightiness it can pack in such a small space, but the Long Ear came on ahead by a plumicorn.