I have been feeling neglectful of some of the more exotic owl species lately. All the GHO and Barred babies have been dominating my feeds recently, so I’ve been overflowing with that content.

This morning’s other post about the owl with 11 step kids was too good to pass up, but I was a little disappointed the photo wasn’t very high quality, so I’ll share some better pics with you now!

Here are a few owls photographed by Peet van Schalkwyc in South Africa.

This fluffy fellow is a Marsh Owl. It looks a bit like his cousin, the Short Eared Owl. I liked this picture because the little tufts are not usually in their upward position. Much like the Shorty, this owl nests in a grass lined divot on the ground.

  • God_Is_Love@reddthat.com
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    6 months ago

    Can you imagine if someone ran a community like this for every animal? It’s incredible learning about the diversity within owl species and it’d be cool to learn more about other creatures as well!!

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      I don’t know how the groups like Opossums and Bats and Raccoons do it, just have a few species. I don’t know how I’d get something new every day.

      Owls are easy because I’ve got 250+ to pick from, even if a lot of them look similar. If I get tired of one, I’ve got options, but how many kinds of different looking possums exist? 3?

      A general AnimalFacts could be fun though, and would be able to use cross posting effectively to borrow items from other groups.