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From Minna Lavio

Tawny owl couple taking a nap in the chimney.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Meh. Lets go with the unexpected.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Mom and Dad, and the redheaded stepchild! lol.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"He's just going through an awkward phase right now.... We hope..."

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think making him small actually does make him scary, though still not exactly in the way Jimmy was going for.

Yeah, silly or not, I still wouldn't want that running around in my air vents, or worse riding an owl

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All white?

The color count seems to go down by 1 each time

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I like it! Where's that from?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I can’t find it right now but it’s from a little web comic about 2 raccoons running out of trash, a suicide pact is formed.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This one is great! It's funny like a clown. Amuses me greatly. 😜

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

Ayyyyy, ohhhh, so I’m here to amuse you?

Get a look at this guy

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s from “my” anatomically accurate birds 2024 calendar, the 2025 one is also great.

https://tommysiegel.net/shop/2025-calendar-of-extremely-accurate-birds

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

"Draw me like one of your Finch girls..."

😁

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The hero we deserved

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] jxk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

It's like a slot machine, if you get three owls you win

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I just hope they dont get toasted buns!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I feel this is a bit of a paradoxical situation you have put me in.

By shrinking the capybara to fit, it is no longer a capybara, just a run of the mill guinea pig.

So I think I technically have failed, unless we're allowed to make this set in a 10x scaled world, where these owls and the chimney are now obscenely large and the capybara has been spirited away to there from our normal world.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Beautiful! No it's obviously not a real capybara, but a totem of sorts, to remind the owls that they're awesome and Go Them.

Although a real sized capybara would be busting out of the chimney in hilarious yet preternatuarlly chill style. Also good.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Testing different camouflage patterns...
I'd say 3 is the winner.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Indominous Owl

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A bit Chernobyl looking.... 😮

"I bring you... Peace..."

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 4 points 9 months ago

Ahhh, perfect.