From Randi Najac

There’s something about a screech owl that just always looks so grumpy!!

I feel like he’s saying, “Hey lady, keep on walking! I’ve got one more hour of sunlight and then I’m going hunting!”

Western screech owl (in a saguaro cactus), Arizona, March, 2025

  • pseudo@jlai.lu
    3·
    21 days ago

    I don’t have cactus in my country. I love to see it in your post. They are much more than the vague image I got on them from cartoons and tiny potted once. They are very much like trees, looking very woody when dried and nesting animals.

    Thanks for sharing <3

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      21 days ago

      They are very important parts of the desert ecosystem! I hope to someday soon get to go to that part of the country myself and see them in person, along with all the fancy rock formations and canyons.

  • MisterOwl@lemmy.world
    2·
    21 days ago

    Blake puts this face on when his sciatica acts up. He’s actually very pleasant on his good days. Ask him about his Disney spoon collection, he’ll warm right up.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      21 days ago

      “Across the scorching desert, down the cliff of jagged rocks, and just through the thickest cactus patch, and I’m third on the right. Come by aaaany time…”

      /Oscar the Grouch laugh