Closing in on an Owl

Usually I can just design crochet like it's a sketching medium, but sometimes I get all tangled up. I just can't seem to come up with a new dove or an owl. These goofy prototypes are the best I've come up with, and I think the one flapping at the viewer is going to have to go. They need eyes, a little stitching. Hm. Mouse is a problem, too.

I think I'll probably have these on my etsy store in the next day or so, probably as a thread crochet variant.
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New Animals Soon....A Mouse and Penguin to Join These

These are the little ones in my animal collection so far. You can see them individually at my etsy store ,

but hopefully I'll have the complete thing up in a few days. Anyone who has helpful hints on felting little object like this, I would love to hear from you. I've been crocheting for 3 decades, but have never felted. Does it work with crochet? Is wet felting or needle felting better? Intriguing, but will have to remain so for a bit.
Here's hoping your yarn has no knots, your cat stays away from your work, and your knuckles stay supple. Supple knuckles? Wow. Sometimes I surprise myself.