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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think that's a hawk.

Owls have sausage eyes, they are fixed focal length and go back into their skulls, leaving very little room for a brain.

Edit: with a reverse image search, it seems I'm not the first to say this. My guess is that this is just dodgy taxidermy - maybe it was an owl, but taxidermy is notoriously bad at eyes.