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From The Raptor Trust

Eastern Screech Owls often go through a 'catastrophic molt" which means that they shed all their feathers at once. Molting helps birds like Weird Alice shed feather parasites, grow in a new 'do, and get ready for migration, if that's what their species does. Weird Alice will look a little silly for a while, but when her feathers grow back she will be her normal beautiful self.

I'm going back here in 2 weeks, so I hope to get to see her looking extra weird!

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[โ€“] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I can't keep track of many owls' names as I just come across so many, but I always remember Alice!