From Izzy Edwards
Female Barn Owl on the left has tan breast plumage with many spots, male (on the right) has paler breast in comparison with little to no spotting.
Most owls we can’t tell apart visually, but Barn Owls are one that we often can.
Do you favor the design of one or the other? I like the spots on Ms Owl, though Mr does have the whitest of white feathers… 🤔
I always enjoy hearing everyone’s interpretations of these photos. This is a good example of how anthropomorphizing can be dangerous when trying to understand wild animals. Just because something looks one way to us may not necessarily be how it is for the animals on the other end.
One of the challenges when I work with wild animals is that no matter how much time and effort we spend to take care of them, them hating us at the end is a sign that they are healthy and have recovered properly.