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WINNER: Saw Whet 51-38 - Owl of the Year Round 23 - Buffy Fish vs Saw Whet (lemmy.world)
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Buffy has retained a bit of its popularity from last year, coming off a great win over Mottled Wood. I thought the newcomer would have given it a bit more challenge, but its charming personality overcame the challenger with no issue.

The petite Saw Whet has been making big waves, having the second highest score of the first tier matches. There's been a few people calling for SWO to go all the way to the finals.

Both owls are known for their charming appearance, one a dopey big lug, the other is pure concentrated cuteness. Which owl gets your vote? Upvote them now!

#superbowl #owloftheyear2024

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[–] CheeryLBottom 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hope this works!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow that’s a great fucking shot man 🫨 You caught the little guy at a really good angle

What’s your camera kit?

[–] CheeryLBottom 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nikon D7100. I just went outside and was 6 feet away

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

🫨 wow that’s extremely close

What’s your lens

[–] anon6789 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's the photo you took?

It looks amazing! 😍

[–] CheeryLBottom 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks! It just sat and stared :D

[–] anon6789 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a >0% chance you could have been the first human it ever saw up close depending how far away it flew in from!

It's a really good picture and if Saw Whet moves on I can use it as one of the photos if that's alright. I feel it's on par with them.

[–] CheeryLBottom 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, several members of the family grabbed their phones and cameras and it let up just snap away.

I still look for an owl in that spruce tree :)

[–] anon6789 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That must have been fun!

They don't migrate to the same place every year, but you still have a tree that has been blessed by a fine owl. 🦉

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Praise be He has arrived 🦉 🙏

[–] anon6789 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Saw Whet Owl

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So tiny, so cute. ❤️ Look at its face! And the feet! How could you not vote for it? Saw Whet 2024

[–] anon6789 3 points 1 day ago

If next round is Saw Whet vs Great Horned, that's going to be a hard one! 😧

[–] anon6789 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Buffy Fish Owl

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No this can't be the end for Buffy! Just look at that majestic awkwardness. It's hard to overcome the cute factor though

[–] anon6789 4 points 1 day ago

It feels like a low turnout day. Hopefully some people show up later, or there will be some disappointed people tomorrow.

I can't believe the drop in votes Snowy is having. That will be a big upset if it loses to Crested! You guys had me thinking this was Snowy's year...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was hesitant but the fish owl eating a fish is just too much beautiful.

[–] anon6789 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was unsure whether I should include that pic or not. I could see how some could dislike it, but you also can't have a fish owl without acknowledging it eats fish.

It was a pretty big fish as well, and the expression says "I can hardly believe I got one this large myself!"

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

No, that pic is excellent. It’s just so weird that some owls eat fish. It almost got me to vote for it.

[–] anon6789 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know exactly how they get them. I'd love to see it because everything I read says they don't like to get wet.

There's the Fish Owls of Asia (Brown, Buffy, Tawny, Blakiston's) and the Fishing Owls of Africa (Pel's, Rufous, Vermiculated) that all love fish.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just one more way that they’re like cats.

[–] anon6789 3 points 1 day ago

Good point!

I wonder if owls like knocking things off tables...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Holy shit look at those legs

[–] anon6789 2 points 1 day ago

If your life depends on finding, you outta have some darn fine fishing rods!

[–] anon6789 9 points 1 day ago

There's going to be a lot of heartbroken fans today, as Burrow never quite caught up to the GHO.

It was very close all day, and it was a good showing for both owls overall. Both will always be popular with the photographers, so we will not have to miss Burrow Owl for long before we get to enjoy more of their antics!

[–] CheeryLBottom 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Saw Whet, but mainly because one landed in the tree outside my window and I went outside and got a fantastic photo of it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh shit let’s see it then 📸

[–] CheeryLBottom 2 points 1 day ago

Posted!

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

Funny... I see no photo here... 🤔😆

[–] CheeryLBottom 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll try shortly :D

[–] anon6789 2 points 1 day ago

Hehe you can't be teasing me like that. We wanna see it!

[–] xpinchx 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where's the bracket? I can't find it 😞

[–] kemsat 2 points 1 day ago

This one is tough, but I’d have to give it to Saw Whet.