'>>4682423';

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'>>4682423
fucking weird looking niggers fuck these things they are of the devil';

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'>>4682645
wow those feet why are they spikey';

'>>4682423
This picture is too small, far too small.';

'>>4682692
Probably for gripping prey.';

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'>>4682629
A small mammal typed this';

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'>>4682423
The Snowy Owl is probably one of the most based birds in existence.';

'>>4686735
Why?';

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'>>4689549
>>4689552
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>>4689561
A few years back there was a rare Northern Hawk-Owl in my state. It was on a piece of land on an indian reservation. People were flooding the area and taking photos all day. The owner of the land got upset about this and came out and warned the people to stop taking photos of his home. The crowds ignored it and people kept coming. One day people came and found that the owl had been shot and was hanging dead from a tree limb.';

'>>4682423
Anybody seen Flaco?';

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'They always look so perceptive.';

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'Octavia or Stella?';

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'>>4693704
that's a big moth';

'>>4682423';

'At least one is living the next building over. It's kind of a stable like building, it lives up in the top where no humans ever go to.
Probably a lot of bats though.';

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'Reddit: the bird
But I do like them.';

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'>>4703359
wtf does that even mean?';

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'Was stargazing in a park at dusk in Oregon a few years ago, watching some bats chirp around when suddenly this dude flew over, maybe 15 feet off the ground. He was massive and caught me by surprise, but managed to snap this pic of him afterwards';

'>>4682423
these are some Cool Owls';

'>>4703586
He's a massive contrarian who can't stand the idea that the shambling masses can like the same stuff he does sometimes';

'>>4682423
don't fuck owls';

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'>>4706900
I will never get tired of this gif. He's so confused by his friend's new hat.';

'>>4706965
If you like them confused, see >>4708386';

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'A pair of burrowing owls we have here in south Florida.';

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'>>4682423
Love these things. So cute. Shame that keeping one is very difficult';

'I NEED to hold them, they look extremely soft, even for a bird';

'>>4715959
Owl feathers are different from other bird feathers. They have a soft velvety feel that aids in making them completely silent in flight. So they really are softer than other birds. Look for a Raptor Center type of facility around you, many of them offer hands-on experiences for a fee.';

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'>>4715959
It's true that they are soft.
Me and my brother stumbled upon to a owl cafe in our trip in Japan. There was chance to hold one of the many owls and pet it a bit.
My brother chose an Ural Owl and he said it was one of the softest things he ever touched. I pet this this little thing and it was also very soft.';

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'>>4690009
I don't live in NYC anymore but my sister still lives in Yorkville and has seen him more than a few times.';

'>>4710418
Those are the diurnal ones, yeah?
I had an owl in my back garden (or a neighbour's) for several months a few years ago. Dunno what type it was but it hooted incessantly just before dawn.';

'>>4682423
looking birds';

'>>4682423
Isn't every owl thread an owl appreciation thread?';

'>>4703359
That one's a synth!';

'>>4682629
rodent claws typed this post';

'>>4706900
barn owls are probably the most photogenic animals in the world';

'>>4726510
i appreciate owls in every thread';

'>>4682629
Based, Eagles over Owls';

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>>4693704
Dude, I'm absolutely TERRIFIED of moths. If I were to see that without my glasses I would run to ans scream myself to death';

'>>4686767
I didn't even realize you commented.
They look absolutely amazing and they genuinely don't make a sound when they fly point to point. I used to live northern canada and these fuckers would be gliding around at dusk if you were looking carefully. Fuckers make their nests out of the corpses of their kill.
https://youtu.be/Uf5IQiLOQK0';

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'>>4690009
RIP. He died young, but he died free.';

'I got a job taking care of owls that can’t be released into the wild due to various injuries. I can now cross “pet owls” off my bucket list.';

'>>4727201
I befriended a barn owl and used to visit it every night. I doubt it's alive anymore. :(';

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'>>4736222
trips of basedness';

'how do I interact with owls? I'm in New England I'd love to get close to one, I haven't found one in the wild yet though. I just want to see them up close...';

'>>4736534
Rehab or educational/outreach center is your only chance of touching a live owl in the US. Wild owls don't want to interact with you. If you want to observe them somewhat close up, like 7-10 yards, Barred and N. Saw-whet are the most accustomed to people walking nearby and generally roost lower in the trees than other species.';

'>>4736558
Good to know, I'd never want to disturb one in its habitat, I just would love to see one up close. I need to get back out there and search for them in the woods';

'I saw an owl here two times here in the Netherlands, the same owl on the same spot. I drove my back back home late at night and it sat on the street light over the bike lane. Magical moment and a spooky vibe. It was a big one too. Two weeks later I drove there again and it was in the same spot, in the middle of the night.';

'>>4736797
Assuming you are in the US, here are some tips. Owls that eat rodents will naturally be near manicured lawns that are great hunting grounds, so urban and suburban parks are actually great for looking. Look with your ears, crows and songbirds do not like owls around, so if you hear a pack of angry crows or alarmed songbirds, there is a strong chance a raptor is nearby and it could be an owl. Check out suburban neighborhoods with lots of bird feeders. Most feeding stations end up with piles of seeds on the ground under the feeders because birds are messy, those piles attract rats at night, rats attract Barred Owls. Lastly, look for whitewash, which is a nice way of saying splatters of white bird shit. They can be under or on the sides of trees because owls will roost all day on a brand and leave streaks of whitewash under them.';

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>>4736102
my hands are made of feathers cunt, i cant hold no fuckin gun. im just in it for the kicks';

'>>4736414
what a beauty';

'>>4689551
nice picture!';

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'For me it's Burrowing';

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'Do they have owls in tropical jungles?';

'>ornimegalonyx
Cuban owl terror bird';

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'>>4748175
Yes';

'>>4748179
Nigga imagine you're out camping and you open the fly of your tent and there's a fucking 3.5 ft tall burrowing owl starring you right in the face. Id probably shit my pants smfh tbqh pham';

'>>4750754
>hey dude, did you hear that?
>we're in a forest man, there's plenty of shit to hear
>I know, but it sounded.....big
>ugh, for fucks sake man, there's nothing out he-';

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'>>4752604
>when your buddy is telling you about the time he beat up 2 condors';

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'>>4731203
why? moths are just indoor butterflies. just set it outside they dont do shit';

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'I wish there were owls were i live';

'>>4755608
Unless you live in the Sahara, then they are around.

Took this photo today.';

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'I just saw an article today that Flaco had herpes and died from eating a poisoned rat. : (
I didn't even know birds could GET herpes.';

'I love howls, but I know so little about them.
Any layman guides you guys recommend?

>>4757986
Who the fuck gave a bird herpes?';

'>>4759264
like do you want to know about their behavior or biology or just learn the differences between species? general bird guides are pretty good at giving you a bit of all of those things. the sibley guide is great and kind of the gold standard, and those audubon field guides are cool too.';

'>>4759285
Now answer the second question.';

'>>4759526
a lady never tells ;)';

'>>4759648
If you're on this site, you ain't no lady.';

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>>4759285
Sibley and other field guides are for identification. The most they will say about the owl is habitat and maybe something about feeding behavior. If you want to learn about Owls then something like the Peterson Reference Guide to Owls is better.

>>4759264
He got pigeon herpes from eating infected birds.';

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>>4759264
The boring answer is that there are many different kinds of herpes viruses, not just the human sexually transmitted variety. There are over 100 species, of which only 9 are known to regularly infect humans, and only one of those, herpes simplex 2, is what we traditionally think of as "herpes". There is a 90% chance that (you) have had some kind of herpes virus infection at some point in your life, even if you've never had sex. Chickenpox is actually a herpes virus, for example. Cold sores, which almost everyone has had at least once, are also a herpes virus, specifically herpes simplex 1.';

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'>>4759914
I learned that after learning that Flaco got it. I decided to read up on it.';

'>>4761687
Grumpy bois';

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'>>4761687
What's the species on the right? It doesn't look like a baby. I didn't know owls could get that little';

'>>4765165
Northern Saw Whet Owl, one of my favorites. And yes, that's an adult. Believe it or not they are not even the smallest owl, that would be the Elf Owl which is about the size of a sparrow and lives in cactuses in the American southwest.';

'>>4765167
Here is the Elf Owl, which is not just the smallest owl in the world but also the smallest bird of prey in the world.';

'>>4765168
they can be even smaller than this I think which is crazy';

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'THE rare black barn owl';

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'>>4773142
looks like a black guy wearing a gray hoodie';

'>>4682645
kawaii';

'>>4765168
>smallest bird of prey in the world.
what does it hunt?';

'I saw an owl last night and their faces look very silly from the side, such a flat face
They look very fluffy as well, like they’re wearing fur coats, but I know that in reality the hard feather shaft means they wouldn’t be nearly as nice to pet as I’d wish

Overall, good thread, beautiful creatures';

'>>4776230
Bugs mostly. Grasshoppers, scorpions, beetles, centipedes, moths, and the occasional small rodent or lizard. They have even been known to rarely take small birds. Micro-owls like Elf and Pygmy Owls are typically super aggressive and able to take surprisingly large prey given their own size if necessary.';

'>>4776526
hilarious and cute. never knew such a thing is a thing, but it is a gut thing';

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'is there an owl that makes calls very similar to a coyote? because i was camping one time and in the middle of the night heard a bunch of yotes not 20 yards from my site. pretty scary at the time but obviously nothing happened

>>4777017
beautiful';

'>>4693787
>n-nani!?';

'>>4718121
>owl cafe
is there anything japan won't commercialise';

'>>4777501
korea is trying similar stuff too';

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