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Look Hoo I Ran Into! (OC) (lemmy.world)
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Drove out to the country to see the Snowy Owl at an event today since they are not very common here.

Something else caught my eye though and I kept telling myself that it couldn't be what it looked like. But it was!

It must have not been advertised cuz most people wouldn't know what it was, but it was an Australian Boobook named Fable!

So when I saw they were letting people hold him for a donation, in couldn't say no!

More pics to come, they had a lot of great birds I didn't rxpect. I'll try to get the photos for tomorrow, but this was exciting so I shared it now before I head back home.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Was he docile, nervous, irritated, bored?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Angy by the looks of it lmao

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

That angry face had me doing double takes as it's so unmistakably Boobook, but I was all "that's the other side of the planet?!"

He was a proper owl amount of annoyed. Wouldn't have it any other way!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He was in a pretty good mood for an owl. From all I was overhearing, I think all the birds here were bred in captivity and raised for educational purposes, so they are more used to people.

I was originally talking to the lady handler and the owl seemed to cooperate with her a little more than with the guy working with him when. I got to hold it.

I'd say he was a tad camera shy, but overall in a good mood, though it seemed he was being handled more than expected today, and as I was one of the last to hold him, he seemed a bit done with all the back and forth between people's gloves. To me it was a bit of a bonus though, as he gave a bit of resistance to leave me and I got to feel a bit of his grip. While far from what I imagine he can do (especially if I were to be a mouse and not a gloves hand) it was a pretty firm grab considering its size and mass.

It felt a bit heavier than the Screech Owl I held last year, and was a little more grumpy seeming, but again, just a healthy amount of grumpy. It didn't seem to want to be anywhere else.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would imagine performing for others' amusement can't get pretty tiresome quickly, for humans let alone animals. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

All I knew going in was the Snowy was promised to be there all day, so there was a ton of bonus bird content for me!

It was a 4 hour round trip, and I feel it was worth it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm kind of jealous! But glad you enjoyed it. My comment was directed at the disposition of him as you described. Like I wouldn't want to let go, either. Give me some raw meat, scratch my head, let's sit in the shade. But of course that's an anthropomorphized guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This little fella would agree with you! 🥰

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That is too precious! Thank you for sharing that, it made me unreasonably happy!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It was so great to see in person. They are absolutely as charming and full of personality as they are in the photos! They deserve all their popularity.

Spectre was pretty vocal whenever he spotted active with a treat and he would make noises at the other birds and look like he water to play with them.

Many great faces and expressions every time I looked over at him. I will post more soon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you know if he plays with the other birds routinely? Just curious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was honestly surprised they had as many birds as they did out in the area it was at. For being a bunch of predators, some of which would eat each other in the wild, they were all very calm around each other.

The one falcon was trying for a bit to get somewhere, but there wasn't really much flapping or anything going on like when they get a bit excited or overwhelmed.

I can't think of any species of raptor I've ever seen mixed other than Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures. With domesticated dogs and cats not always able to be around others, even though these animals are human raised, they're still wild and more volatile than that. With as stringent as licensing is to keep raptors, I'm sure having an incident wouldn't look great.

That said, Snowy really seemed to be soaking up the attention from human and bird alike!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

With as stringent as licensing is to keep raptors, I'm sure having an incident wouldn't look great.

I guess not. Now I'm curious about the falcon! Something about curiosity killing the cat... But satisfaction bringing it back.

We used to have raptor centers nearby. I'll have to see if they're open to the public yet)I believe it's seasonal) and maybe talk my neighbor into going.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They had a Red Tail and a Peregrine, but I saw 2 other birds I wasn't familiar with. The one was a Saker Falcon, which they said was European, and a Taita Falcon they said was African.

I know nothing about them, so I bookmarked some reading to do when I get caught up with responsibilities. The person with the Saker was walking around and I got some good close up looks at that one, but the Taita was left on its perch near the back the whole time I was there.

They put away the Eurasian Eagle Owl right when I got there, but that one seemed calm, while the Taita looked like it kept wanting to hunt birds flying by or something because it was lunging like it wanted to chase something a few times, but they kept it out.

Kinda sad I missed the EEO, and when I saw it, I thought it was a GHO and they were just walking it around, as they made no mention of any of these fancy owls anywhere in the promotions! But the guy let it back in his crate and I heard him tell someone it was an EEO.

There is extra licensing required to display animals, so not everywhere will always let you in. But many do community events or will have an annual open house or allow you to request a private tour of the facilities. Since they all need donations, they do tend to pop up in random places to try and fundraise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Well you just had a full day of cool birds, then! I'm curious what the taita was on about, now! 😂

I'm sorry you missed the Eurasian, hopefully you'll have another opportunity soon.

I'm wondering if seasonal is specific to my state or I'm misremembering? I'll have to call this week and see if the public is admitted and on what schedule, if so.

Enjoy your evening, my friend, and thanks for so freely sharing about your day with us! It sounds immensely gratifying and joyful, and we all need joy in our lives!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

!lemmysilver

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

You still can't give me more than one, though I appreciate the sentiment. 😁

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You've Got Mail!

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

I do remember the Owl Post Office at the HP part of Universal was "post marked" with owl droppings.

Always wash your hands after reading owl mail! 😟

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Awesome! Very Boobooky! He must have been like “uh, you people are on the wrong side of the world, you know!”

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

Great question. That would have been a good question to ask where he was born. I was so surprised to see one that I got all distracted from being my typical snoopy self.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

!lemmysilver

Epic! How was the snowy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for the boost!

The Snowy lived up to all the hype! I drove 2 hours there to see just him, and if he had been the only bird there, it would have been worth it.

Huge personality, he seemed to enjoy being outside and seeing the people and the other birds. He was calm the entire time. He did a lot of vocalization and made many great expressions. All the great stuff you see in photos, I got to enjoy in person. Totally worth it.

He did get a bit overshadowed by the Boobook, only since that was totally out of nowhere. I knew I would have to travel somewhere to see a Snowy, but a boobook is the total opposite side of the Earth so I thought I'd never see one, let alone hold one.

But anyone who puts the Snowy as their absolute favorite owl of all time, I totally get it. Absolutely awesome bird!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ahaha I spoke too early, saw your other post of the snowy later.

But still, happy to read it was worth it! First time seeing it in person, right? Such a cool opportunity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Yup, it turned out to be a first for a number of birds. They put away the Eurasian Eagle Owl right when I got there, but I got to see them a couple times before, though this guy was particularly pretty. They also had 2 falcons I'll share at some point that I had never heard of. I also learned hawks and eagles and a few other birds also make pellets, which I had no idea they did. They had some cool pellets on display with some really big bones in them.

The whole event turned out to be a total surprise for me, and I can't believe what all they had, that it was free, and that it was $10 to hold the owl. When I held the Screech, that was around $100 ea, though we did have a private owl talk and got to hold it for a lot longer.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

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