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One Eyed Badass Barn Owl (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Christopher Swales

A Barn Owl hunting this morning unfortunately it has been in an accident at some point but it was flying and hunting successfully. North Yorkshire Coast.

Barn Owls are one of the majority of owls that have asymmetrical ears, giving them 3 dimensional hearing. This allows many to be releasable after they are patched up, as they can still find food.

This picture had me thinking, there are many other badass characters that are down an eyeball but are still tough as nails. Who is your favorite?

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

Wow, what a great response, thanks!

Also, with people littering from cars, that draws the little animals they eat to come to the roadside to search that litter for leftover food. The owl dives in low to grab the rodent with its feet, putting it right in the path of cars.

Sometimes I use someone's kid to get thru to them about things like littering (or responsible land use). This is such a great info nugget, thanks for this, also!

I want to follow this community more.

[–] anon6789 3 points 1 day ago

I'm glad you were able to learn fun things. I came here 2 years ago with a modest interest in owls. I knew maybe a half dozen kinds and just thought they looked cool.

Now after probably 1500 posts and a bunch more reading and up close experience, I know a good bit about many of the 250 or so owls, and I could borrow you to tears about how fascinating feathers are or spend a couple days talking to you about foot anatomy or digestion.

I won't subject you to that all at once, but every day I still see and learn new things about these amazing and unique animals.

I share a couple cute photos, many with stories, every day, and I throw in some education here and there as I come across stuff you may find interesting. You're always welcome to ask questions, and I do my best to answer them.

Also at the end of the year, we have a 2 week long Owl of the Year contest where you can actively participate. It's a lot of fun. This year it's one of the smallest owls, the Saw Whet Owl. There so cute and expressive! 🥰