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From Nature's Edge Wildlife and Reptile Rescue

Imagine it: you're walking through the woods at night, the moon barely peeking through the trees. Suddenly, you hear a blood-curdling scream that freezes you in your tracks. Your heart pounds. You spin around, calling out-"Hello? Are you okay? Do you need help? Should I be running away right now?"

Then, your eyes catch a glimpse of the source: a tiny, fluffy creature on the forest floor. You cautiously approach, expecting a helpless victim, only to realize...it's an owl. A baby owl. You reach down to help, thinking, "Aw, poor thing must be scared."

But instead of gratitude, it hits you with the most unholy hiss-scream-shriek combination you've ever heard. "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" You stumble back, convinced you've just met the spawn of a banshee and a velociraptor.

And so, Nature's Edge welcomes its newest resident: a baby barn owl. Tiny, adorable, and filled with inexplicable rage. Which really makes you wonder... where did they live before we started building barns? Caves? Hollow trees? Or did they just wander the wilderness, hissing at everything in their path like little feathery gremlins?

Either way, we're thrilled to have this pint-sized terror under our care. Just don't make direct eye contact... it seems to take that very personally.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

from the category "pictures you can hear" 😂

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you check out the video link?

I love how the face and sound seem so mismatched.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

just now. this is exactly what i expect. granted, i know how barn owls sound because i'm a huge nerd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Dang, I should have swapped the audio with a boing sound effect...

I'll get you next time! 😝

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

Tiny, adorable, and filled with inexplicable rage.

I think we've all been there, Barnie!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Perhaps we're all just looking for our own metaphorical barn to call home... 🧐

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I quite enjoyed the description on this one. Barn owls don't look like they can produce such unholy sounds!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I always imagine our ancient ancestors encountering one of these for the first time, and how many new loinclothes would have been required. 😆

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Haha. Not to mention the sound carries, so they'd probably spend ages creeped out by the distant screech of a horrifying predator before discovering it's from a tiny ball of feathers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure there have to be so many great lost oral traditions about owls and associated mythology!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh my god Claire, SHUT UP ABOUT PAMPERED CHEF. YOU'RE AN OWL, YOU DONT COOK.