Owls are great aren’t they? They seem to cram quite a lot of character into a relatively small animal. And they come in such amazing variety. Had a random Friday off work during the school holidays so we took a quick trip out to the Scottish Owl Centre. It was a very cold day so we didn’t stay long but we need see a wonderful variety of adorable feathered friends. Would definitely recommend a visit and I’ll be going back on a slightly warmer day.

From a photography perspective, the owls are fairly engaging, some hid but plenty stared. The mesh in the cages can be a little tough so you’ll need to have your camera wide open to get that out of the way as much as possible.

Brown Wood Owl

I make no apology for taking lots of pictures of these guys. They are really very cool and seemed very happy just to sit and stare at the camera.

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

This one was quite hard to capture. Being a tiny wee owl, it fizzed around its cage quite quickly.

Great Grey Owls

The one on the left has clearly done something wrong.

Brown Wood Owls

As has the one at the back.

Tawny Frogmouth

It’s a wee bit hard to believe that this little guy is an owl. Rarely will you see a grumpier looking critter.

*Edit*- I was write not to believe it was an owl, it isn’t! Thanks to Rod for the info.

Brown Wood Owl

See, I told you I liked these guys.

Malay Fish Owl

The Malay Fish Owl was quite comedic, stared quite nervously and hid for a while before popping back out and staring.

I Don’t Think He Was Pleased To See Me

He settled down eventually but he clearly wasn’t happy to see us at first!

I Think The One On The Right Is Embarrassed

You can see here what a windy day it was, and when it catches under your skirt you can end up looking a little ridiculous.