Trip Update: Lots of owl stuff today on my trip.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History had about a dozen owl specimens.
Went to the restaurant with the owl themed bathroom. At least 50 owl things in there.
Left the Phipps Conservatory with a cute little porcelain type owl ornament.
Tomorrow is the aviary when I get to hold an owl! I’m predicting it will be a Screech, but the website seemed to imply whomever was the most friendly at the moment. I assume it’s gotta be a small one so it doesn’t eat some kid’s eye or something like that. Either way, it’s an owl!
Waouh! He is luxurious indeed. I want to pet it.
These guys look big in the photos because they look like the Great Horned Owl I’m more familiar with, but they are quite a manageable size.
I saw one in the museum today, and I’d say it’s about the size of an American football, but that doesn’t help you much, so it’s about 40 cm, 10 cm shorter than an average newborn baby.
Either way, it’s a size and shape that’s designed to be cradled in the your arm. Perfect cuddling size!
Definitely looks like it would be bigger.
The original name of the Actually Short Overall, But Still Long Eared Owl has been reduced over the years! 😆
Perfect cuddling size!
I want to move my fingers into the fluffy feathers of its belly.
All those owls are lucky I only saw them through picture bc I’m not sure they would enjoy me petting them the weirdest way 😂I know the feeling, friend! Today I’m supposed to get to hold an owl and there are so many parts I want to poke!
LEO? Law Enforcement Officer? 🤨
Yes, it enforces the law of the land to the smaller outdoor creatures.
Low earth orbit? 🤔
Very low! Owls don’t seem to go for altitude beyond the tree tops very much. They’re more gliders than flyers in most cases I believe.
Some owls actually try to fly as low as possible.
You can’t really orbit much lower than that before it starts to be tunneling!
You’re on Feddit I see, so I just abbreviate Long Eared Owl as LEO. You’ll also see Great Horned Owl as GHO. Short Eared Owl I just call Shortie.
Gorgeous!
I love the Long Eared so much. The shape, the colors, it just always gets me excited seeing one.
