Eastern Screech Owl Statue - on guard

Eastern Screech Owl is one of the 18 species of owl that live in USA.

Some owls have "fake" ears...like the Eastern Screech Owl. What looks like ears is actually just tufts of feathers. The REAL ears are below their feathers parallel with their eye line. Why tufts? The guess is that it allows the owl to communicate with other owls simply by moving their "ear tuft." Interesting....

This Eastern Screech Owl statue is similar in size to the real owl. The statue is 9" inches high and made of resin. The resin allows a lot of feather detail. It is then hand painted to bring this realistic look. Thankfully, the statue won't screech at you!