WINNER: SOOTY OWL 30-26

The Eurasian Eagle Owl had long been a hit on the Internet. Large, powerful, and beautiful, it always grabs your attention. Imprinted Eagle Owls are one of the more popular choices to work as rodent and bird control. It is one of the most widespread owls of the Eurasian continent. This big owl has a lot of start power; will it prevail today?

This was originally supposed to be the Greater Sooty Owl, but a lot of pics of the Greater and Lesser Sooty aren’t labeled as such (almost as much fun as Little Owl vs Little Owl pics) so I’m going to lump them together since I’m not sure I can 100% identify then.

If you like the Barn Owl, you may also love it’s dark Goth/Glam cousin, the Sooty Owls. These owls from down under have a great look, and a terrifying shriek call that would fit in great in a horror movie soundtrack. Their dark color makes them very hard to find, so they’re rare birds to encounter. Is this dark, mysterious stranger able to take down an Internet celebrity?

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  • Shellbeach@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    In French, those birds have 2 different names: the ones with “ears” are called “hiboux”, those without are called “chouette”. They have only one word for “hawk” and “falcon” though.

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      7 months ago

      Thank you! There’s another French speaker here that gives me language tips as well. I love all the things I get to learn from you all here!