Awww. You’re the best. Merry Christmas to you too if you celebrate. May the day be the kind you want.

For a moment I thought those brown leaves were holly berries and thought that this was picture perfect.

Still perfect though. Christmas!

That is really really impressive. Even if people go into the field for years being able to just pick out what the right signs are and therefore where to look for the best success isn’t that easy. Kudos to the guy.

It’s terrible that awful person who raised him illegally.

That is a magnificent leaf though. Very charming. 5 hoots.

It’s impressive that he can be so consistent with it and presumably isn’t using any cheats like baiting with food. Do the owls see him as this affable neighbour who keeps trying to call them to hang out or an annoying friend that can go away if they just strut their stuff?

Either way it’s pretty neat.

What a well deserved win and a well organised event. May the Saw Whet fly us into the new year with as much of its adorable cuteness as possible.

Let’s do the wing dance. Everybody do the wing dance!

When you’re an amateur photographer, these kind of opportunities must be like digging up gold. Just the best.

Ahahaha. I imagine the many companies with owl in their name does mess up your search.

It’s why generic names are the worst. I don’t care if your company name is a complete nonsense word as long as it’s unique and easy to search up.

For a moment I thought we had a rare owl with blue feathers. Nope, just christmas lights.

Still frigging adorable though. Top tier Christmas content.

The owly officer I will stop for.

This is so freaking adorable.

Awww. That face looks so slightly surprised and gently nervous. Just so cute. Hope it recovers well.

I love how owls can not only help foster, but also have co-parenting relationships without needing to be partners. That is just so awesome.

Nothing to see here.

See. Get it? Yes?

Yeah that was lame even for me.

I always saw Totoro as an owl so I guess I got it right!

Because the most common artwork I see of Totoro is the standing/sitting position, staring straight ahead posture with the ears. So it always reminded me of an owl.

Yeah. Honestly my country has one of the best zoos in the world so I always felt confused overseas when the vibe was so different when I visited their zoos.

I learned a lot later that my country’s zoo is considered pretty top tier. Wide enclosures, space for the animals to hide away if they didn’t like being seen, consideration for their habitat requirements etc. Comparing that with zoos that are tiny spaces, full visual exposure to tourists and one lonely animal moping inside is just so sad.

If I squint I can see a smiley old grandpa face that will fit into a Ghibli film.

Perfect smiley.

Yeah that’s why I watch photos and livestreams. Even some zoos are bad for the letting animals hide from being stared at all the time. Animals deserve privacy too!

Obviously we need to hold an owl Olympics and test them in all forms of flying. From gliding to GTFO.

I nominate anon6789 for superbowl@lemmyworld because them owls are great. Cool photos and cool facts.