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onigiri,

Haha, exactly what I was thinking!

onigiri, (edited )

The for real life Hammerbarn!

Poor thing. 9 days is a long time. I don’t even like to spend 15 minutes in those places.

Discussing wildlife photography ethics, including the story why this Flammy looks quite displeased (lemmy.world)

I came across an article called Owls — Not Quite as Clever as We Think and after the post about AI generated images and today’s is it real or isn’t it pic of the Northern Lights https://lemmy.world/post/15495156, I felt now was the right time to share this article and see some of your opinions on the matter. I feels it’s...

onigiri,

It’s pretty crazy to think they could cut a hole in the tree with a chainsaw and not disturb the owls.

This was a good read. It makes me wonder how much of these documentaries are staged. They often have beautiful cinematography, but probably the animals would be better off without humans in their remote habitats. I suppose they do help bring in conservation dollars, like he said, but at what cost? Perhaps some of the conservation would not be needed if we weren’t traipsing through animals’ homes to make a movie!

Also, that’s a great shot of the Barred Owl at the end of the article! Just the kind of lucky circumstances that makes photography fun.

I’m really enjoying these articles you’ve posted lately. I like cool owl pics, too, but it’s nice to have a bit of discussion beyond “I love that shot!”

onigiri,

This was an interesting read. I never really thought about all the considerations that go into building a nest box. How sad that things meant to help owls are basically turning into ovens and killing them. Hopefully the alterations will help.

onigiri,

I love this shot. ❤️

onigiri,

Thanks for breaking this down. I was in a rush when I posted the article this morning. I thought it was a good one and wanted to share.

I like your thought of the owls hybridizing and Spotted Owls living on that way. It’s not ideal, but none of the options are. I just wonder if the hybrids are able to reproduce? I seem to recall hearing that some animal hybrids are sterile, but maybe I’m misremembering.

I also think that since this was set in motion by humans changing owl habitat so long ago (early 1900s!) that we can’t really know all the impacts that the Barred Owls have had on their new homes. You can’t really untangle it. And killing that large of a population is sure to have repercussions on other aspects of the environment than just saving Spotted Owls. We also can’t know if Barred Owls would have expanded their range without human intervention, and if they had then they are just a more successful species than Spotted Owls and it is just survival of the fittest. That is hard to be ok with, but it is how nature works.

Anyway, lots to think about in this article. But also some great pictures.

onigiri,

Yes, the article title is unfortunate. I have changed the post title.

onigiri,

Such beautiful coloring!

Flaco, Central Park Owl, Died With High Levels of Rat Poison in System (www.nytimes.com)

Flaco update this morning. Cities are full of hazards for birds of prey. It was nice to think of Flaco being free and living his best life, but he would have been safer in the zoo. I still can’t say that seems like the better option. The enclosures for owls always seem so small in zoos.

onigiri,

Taxidermied animals always kinda creep me out. Some of these are very unfortunate looking. (My poor saw-whets.) That GHO diorama looks pretty nice though.

onigiri,

Sounds like a fun experience. Thanks for sharing all the great pictures!

onigiri,

Very cool. He looks tiny in that second pic!

onigiri,

This would be really nice. ❤️

I loved reading about Flaco this past year. There were so many great pictures of an owl in the big city. 🦉 🌃

onigiri,

Aw, one of each. ❤️

onigiri,

Yay! “He flew away so fast that we weren’t able to get it on video” 😂Always good to hear the success stories.

onigiri,

Thanks for posting the video. It’s nice to see one in action. Poor owl’s like “stop walking back and forth! I’m trying to relax!” How do they catch it when they need to put the owl back in its enclosure?

onigiri,

Awesome, I look forward to the answer!

onigiri,

Thanks for sharing. It’s interesting that they can close off parts of the hallway to make the room smaller and smaller. It seems like it would be very tricky to catch them! The towel thing also works on cats that are agitated.

onigiri,

Haha, it was more to keep him from attacking my other cat and give her a chance to escape. He would get irrationally angry when he saw other cats out the window and take it out on her. 😕

onigiri,

He was the biggest sweetie really. Just did not like other cats in his yard.

onigiri,

🥰

onigiri,

Agreed. His story was inspiring and it is not the end I would wish for any bird. Sadly, too many die in this way.

onigiri,

Interesting article. The horizontal barring is something I would not think to look at and I’m not sure I would be able to tell without both owls there to compare!

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