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A Very Special Great Horned Owl (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found an article by Dan Weisz the other day about his time with a leucistic GHO. It's a short story, but packed full of quick facts and information, and I felt his sense of amazement at this owl in reading it.

These photos are from the article, but I didn't post them all here in hopes you read the article! 😇

Check it out here on the Tucson Audubon Blog Site.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you like this type of content, I have a number of. Owl-natomy posts. Here are some of the better ones for you to check out:

Owl-natomy: Feet and Talons

What a Twist! : New study says owls may actually be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees

Owl-natomy: The Fabulous World of Feathers

Unlike most other zygodactyl birds, however, owls can pivot one of their back toes forward to help them grip and walk."

I'm kind of envious, but imagining shoe making would be difficult.

On the contrary! The owls already have built in features that would make Ugg and Vibram jealous!

Owl feet are one of their most important features for their success and survival. Do check out that foot post!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I will, in between procrastination and cleaning! Thank you very much!