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Owl of the Year Match 27 - Snowy Owl vs Flammulated Owl (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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WINNER: SNOWY OWL 85-70

❄️ The Battle of Ice and Fire is here! 🔥

From the North, we have the transcontinental champion of the meme, the squishable polar bear of an owl, the one with the big fuzzy feet, the eater of lemmings, THE SNOWY OWL!

Few of us doubted the Snowy Owl would make it here. It's taken a look at every opponent and said O RLY? Even non-owl fanatics know and love this big plump owl.

Its opponent, from the toasty American Southwest, the tiny titan with a heart of fire, the muncher of moths big and small, the bird whose flaming spirit you can see on its face, THE FLAMMULATED OWL!

This tiny owl has developed a cult following here since taking down the North American King of Owls, the Great Horned Owl. A call had gone out for a new, unknown owl to lead us into the future of owl-ness. Can Flammy answer that call?

Which owl will go forward, and which will be left behind? Upvote your favorite now!

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[–] anon6789 72 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Flammulated Owl

[–] Pattywack 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I vote flammulated, amazing coloring!

[–] anon6789 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard agree there. It really has the look of a creature born of the Earth. It's an ancient tree in bird form.

[–] Shellbeach 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I couldn't make up my mind until your comment. Ent owl it is!

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