Great Grey Owls might not have the immediate cute factor that some owls do, but I think they look majestic. Just look at this one flying sideways. They have to have great hearing with such a big face. And they have such pretty deep voices.
The video I linked to just says that the owl spotted a vole about 300 yards away under 1.5 feet of snow. Its wings have serrated edges so it can fly silently. And it has to catch at least 7 small rodents a day to survive.
It's interesting, that looks like a pretty big owl, but that little branch isn't bending all that much under its weight. I like how you can see it hanging on with those big ole feet. The eyes are great too.
Yeah. The voice stays young if you take care of it and are healthy. You can be 60 and sound like 30.
It's not exactly the same for me, but it's pretty close. Sometimes it's a little more faded. Just depends on what it is. Sound, on the other hand, I can picture that loud and clear.
Oh, she does have a great purr. Sounds kind of like a diesel engine :)
I don't think I've seen a petting technique quite like yours. Maybe one of these days I'll get a chance to try it out. The cats let you pet them for so long!
The one around here makes a noise like this one right at the start of the video. It's pretty loud. It's not the screechiest sound I've heard. But then again, saw whets don't really sound like a saw to me.
I just found out that these guys live in my area. Well, they can, anyway. I don't know how close they get to urban areas. But there are some woods around, and I heard what I'm pretty sure was a screech owl the other night.
Looks like it even put on safety squints. It does blend in pretty well though. Better than the other one :)
Beautiful bird. Such long wings and powerful looking feet. I wouldn't want to get too close to those talons.
You can see the fringe on the front edge of her wings. I forgot if you said that helps them fly silently.
He said, "Sag mal, wie lange wollt ihr bei dem Scheiß bleiben?" He said the problem was that Trump was rambling (this part of the speech was unscripted). Article is in German. Here's a partial translation by DeepL, tweaked by me:
His interjection should not be interpreted as a political statement. "No, that would be completely wrong. The political content is not the problem,“ says Deja, adding: ”I interpret all the time for people whose political statements I don't agree with. The problem with Trump was that he suddenly started associating freely or saying the same thing three times in a row. The difficulty when interpreting is following these confusing leaps of thought." He explains: "If a speaker has organized thoughts, then as soon as the sentence has started, you can roughly guess what will come next. You can keep surfing that wave. But that's impossible with Trump."
I believe it, because simultaneous interpreting is really hard, intense work. You have to listen, remember it word for word, understand it, and give an accurate, natural sounding translation pretty much instantly. You have to try to convey the tone, understand cultural differences, and figure out how to say things that just don't translate well. It's so much work that interpreters often work in teams so they can relieve each other every 30 minutes or so.
Were you pretty sure the price would go down, or did you just roll the dice? I've watched prices at the places I've lived, and they only ever seem to go up. As in, I'm paying $1600, about to get raised to $1800, and the unit next door is listed for $1900. But one place used RealPage, and I would bet the other one used something like that too.