This little guy might look like a ball of lint or a dust bunny from under the bed, but don’t let your eyes deceive you. He’s actually a bird! Reptile Encounters shared a video on social media introducing one of their newest critters. Jeff is a three-week-old tawny frogmouth, and he’s absolutely adorable! In the clip, Reptile Encounters shared some information about the small bird. At the moment, this precious animal lives in an incubator and survives on a diet of baby mice and crickets. Since Jeff is still quite young, his feathers are especially soft and downy. That’s why he basically looks like a ball of fluff with eyes! @reptile.encounters Replying to @wasplover2006 ♬ original sound – Reptile Encounters This video was actually a follow-up to a previous post. When Jeff was born, Reptile Encounters shared some hilarious footage of the tawny frogmouth’s bedraggled appearance. If you thought his messy feathers were funny in the clip above, that’s nothing compared to what they looked like when he first arrived! “Ma’am, that’s pocket lint,” one person commented after seeing the disheveled baby bird. @reptile.encounters Ma’am… ♬ original sound – GSP Dog World – GSP Dog World Since then, Jeff has apparently grown quite a bit. However, the woman holding him in the update video could still fit him neatly in the palm of her hand. Although she seemed very fond of the tawny frogmouth, even she had to admit that he very much resembled a bit of lint. “Actually, he still does look a bit like a lint ball,” she said. Viewers had to agree! “Calling him pocket lint is so diabolically accurate,” wrote one user. Although most people have been identifying this baby bird as a small piece of fuzz, tawny frogmouths are also often mistaken for owls. According to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, though, these creatures are actually part of the nightjar family. Here’s another neat fact about these avians: the color of their feathers helps them blend into their surroundings. So, if Jeff looks like a ball of lint, he’s probably safer for it! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “Ma’am That’s Pocket Lint” Baby Tawny Frogmouth Is Too Fluffy To Believe appeared first on InspireMore.