this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2024
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Speck did well in its first match, with a solid win over the Great Grey. This handsome and intelligent looking owl really won the crowd over.

Meanwhile, Screech Owl has a bit of a rocky start for a returning final 4 owl. The Philippine Scops and its nebula eyes almost took its place. Maybe just early round jitters?

The Spectacled and the Screech are significantly different from each other. Speck had been featured from time to time, especially the one from Suffolk Owl Sanctuary. It seems to be doing a bit better here then it normally does.

The Screech is very popular. I don't think we've likely ever gone a week without a Screech Owl or two. We like it awake, we like it sleepy, we like it angry. But have we gotten bored with this little one?

Who are you going to choose? You've got 2 good choices here. Upvote your favorite now!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Actually hangs out with other owls

TIL

[–] anon6789 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was just searching for a pic for you, and I found this town where the owls migrate every year. There are about 800 of them some years, and there can be over 100 of them in a single tree. I'll have to do a post on this!

Here's a preview for you:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wish I met 80 owls on the day 😍

[–] anon6789 1 points 2 days ago

The one article I was reading said they were surprisingly hard to see since they aren't huge owls, plus they are designed to blend in. They had some really cool pics, but it seems most articles I will need to read translated so it might take a bit to get together. I'll try to remember to tag you.