#bubo ascalaphus

This is a friend’s desert (aka Savigny’s or pharaoh, Bubo ascalaphus) eagle owl who decided the bath pan was for losers and instead bathed in the grass next to the bath pan.

This is the same owl as the one in this post and she (probably a “he”, because it’s so small, but we will just continue saying “she” since the owl doesn’t care one bit) is quite the sweetheart.

As the name suggests, she is a desert species.  She gets SUPER excited about water, something Harris’ hawks tend to do as well.  We were positing that since they are both desert/arid species, that they would respond quite vigorously to any water they happened to come upon, even in new places where it is a common thing.  Harris’ hawks will sometimes stop in the middle of a hunt and bathe in a creek or pond when used in falconry, much to the dismay of their human hunting partner.

Enjoy the derpy owl!

Update on the baby northern goshawk shown in a previous post(and video).  This is a photo taken by a friend when the baby goshawk, now named Havoc, met a baby desert eagle owl (Bubo ascalaphus; also known as the pharaoh eagle owl or Savigny’s eagle owl), owned by a different friend of ours.

They don’t seem to know what to make of one another, but one thing is for certain, they are both freaking adorable.  I can’t get over it.

As you can see, Havoc is getting his feathers in.  I’ll try to keep you all updated as I either take more photos of my own or my friend sends them :)