Scruffleheaded owls
Young screech owls have fluffy feathers on their heads – they’re not sleek like their elders. We call them “scruffleheads” and we think they’re very endearing. This pair, nibbling at each other with eyes half closed in ecstasy, were more endearing than most. #texasbackyardwildlife
A fox and a fawn share a nose kiss: “Can we be friends?”
Gray foxes and white-tailed deer fawns don’t seem like natural buddies, but they seem to share an almost affectionate curiousity about each other. We’ve often seen them here chasing around in the field together. The worldly-wise among you may be saying “that’s not play, you fools, that’s predator/prey”, but we truly don’t think it is. […]