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While climbing a cliff, he finds a baby Tawny Owl in cavity: several climbing routes closed in Savoie, France (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr)

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The article is in french. Feel free to use a translator.

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[–] anon6789 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

TF;DR Translation:

The Troublemaking Tawny

Bauges Massif (the general area of the nest)

A climbing club president found an owl nest when he stuck his hand inside a hand hold. It sounds like the hole is near the base of the mountain and is one that would see a lot of use by climbers in that area. The 2 other eggs are not expected to hatch. Warning signs were put up after officials closed the climbing area, and a camera was installed to monitor the owl, as it is a protected species.

Bonus Content: France has 9 types of owl, and it is a very nice variety!

Chouette = Owls with no visible ear tufts.

Chouette effraie, Effraie des clochers - Barn Owl
Chouette chevêche, Chevêche d’Athéna - Little Owl
Chouette chevêchette, Chevêchette d’Europe - Pygmy Owl
Chouette hulotte – Tawny Owl
Chouette de Tengmalm - Tengmalm's owl, Boreal Owl

Hibou = Owls with visible ear tufts.

Hibou des marais - Short Eared Owl
Hibou petit-duc - Scops Owl
Hibou moyen-duc - Long Eared Owl
Hibou Grand-duc d’Europe - Eagle Owl

[–] troglodyte_mignon 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for translating all the owl names. I’m bookmarking that comment!

[–] anon6789 2 points 3 months ago

I mostly stole it from another list I found, but I cleaned it up a bit and removed the scientific names so it was just the French and English. It's fun to look at the names, like:

Chouette chevêche - Little Owl Chouette chevêchette - Pygmy Owl

So is a Pygmy Owl just a Little Little Owl? 🤔

I do like how French and Spanish (maybe others?) differentiate between horned and non-horned owls.