A Crested Owl resting quietly in the rainforest canopy.

It remained perfectly still — so well hidden among the branches that we never would have noticed it if our guide hadn’t pointed it out.

Mashpi Reserve, Ecuador

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Continuing with the monotypic genera: the Crested Owl.

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Have you ever seen a crested owl? I'm pretty sure they're a perfect lifeform. I don't know what exactly it is about them but I adore how they're shaped and how silly expressive their little crests look, and their babies are lovely while fluffballs.

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