Owls. They’re adorable, precious, and my favorite of the bird species after Kiskadees. I also love the birds that I’ll be featuring for the letter ‘P’. π Owls tend to get a bad rep for the so-call symbolism they represent in our culture, but they’re so much more than that.
Image: The ever lovely Barn Owl
π¦Β Owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees. A blood-pooling system collects blood to power their brains. They have a field of vision of about 110 degrees (about 70 degrees of it being binocular vision enabled).Β
π¦ There are around 200 different owl species. Most owls have large eyes and a flat face.
Image: “Hooman, can you doo this?”
π¦Β Owls are found just about everywhere in the world, the one exception is Antarctica. They’re very versatile birds when it comes to their habitat and highly adaptable.Β
π¦Β Owls have exceptional vision that make it very easy to find prey, and they’re patient hunters.
Image: The ever ethereal Snowy Owl
π¦ For the most part, owls are very isolated creatures… until mating time comes around!
A few years ago, my mom rescued a distressed owlet that was quite tangled in fishing line that it couldn’t fly off on its own. After she untangled it, we watch it flew off to its freedom, and this video by WatchJojo Animals reminds me of that time:
Images: Pinterest; Google Search
Reference/s: owlworlds.com; Pinterest; YouTube
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Owls are beautiful
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They certainly are!
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awwwwwwwwww that video is amazing π Owls are so majestic. Back home we will see them in the tress all the time. Some are huge. They find a short limb and will sit patiently, and make such beautiful sounds π
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They surely are, me dearest! I wish I could see them all the time as you did!
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I use to try and take pictures of them but unless I was pointing it out to someone there would never see them lol so I quite π
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Haha! I guess the owls were camouflage in broad daylight then!
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Why yes they sometimes are hehehe. You can see their outline, and of course when they move. Maybe if I had one of those fancy hi-def cameras they would have been easier to spot π
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Most certainly, and you would’ve had some wonderful pictures to share with us.
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awww you are so sweet to me π big hugs π
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“Owls tend to get a bad rep for the so-call symbolism they represent in our culture, but theyβre so much more than that.” Yeah I was one of them that had discriminated this lovely creature. I still don’t really like them that much but I admire their lovely eyes, wings and colors. Beautiful images indeed and what a heart-warming video too β€ π God bless!
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Haha! I love their majestic beauty! I really just love owls in general, though. I’m glad that you enjoyed. Thank you and God’s peace.
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Ha! I know that you do. Yip! You’re most welcome and thanks!
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Owls are omens of death in my culture (Iβm PNW Native American), but I still think theyβre beautiful, just a tad creepy culturally. One time we hit an owl with our car and we thought it died so we took it and we were going to bury it to honor it, but it was just knocked out and regained consciousness in our car! It was crazy, but he got out and he was fine.
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I understand. When I was younger, I thought they were a tad bit creepy, but I realize that was how they created to adapt in nature. Whoa! I’ve heard quite the stories about those kinds of accidents!
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What a beautiful compilation – loved the video
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Thank you, my friend, and I’m glad you liked the video. π
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I absolutely did. Thanks for the shareπ
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Most welcome! π
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Wow! The rescue of the owl was worth finding. Thanks for sharing it Diana.
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Then it’s my pleasure, friend! π
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