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Sizzler , in Flammulated Friday

I am Grhoot!

Anticorp , in Flammulated Friday

Dang, that owl is out there showing up all our camo.

anon6789 OP ,
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I wish there was a follow up with its eyes closed so it was even stealthier.

Thcdenton , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit

At least he didn't use the ATM

anon6789 OP ,
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I'm picture it getting sucked in and spit back out repeatedly like a worn bill! 😆

Chetzemoka , in Flammulated Friday
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Heck yeah Flammy Friday!

Perfect time to share this great video I found on YouTube this week: https://youtu.be/JB28cZaqu5U?si=PYi-c0B7M23jVWsS&t=11m45s

Turns out our Flammy makes the dorkiest little "honk" sound and it cracks me up. His hoot is pretty adorable though.

More sounds of other North American owls in this vid as well!

anon6789 OP ,
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That's a good hoot!

I was reading one story before of a person out looking for owls and there were dozens of them along the side of the road, and they weren't able to see them, but they said the hooting was just going all up and down the road. That would have been something to hear!

Chetzemoka , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit
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Ok, I know some country folks, and I can picture trying to deposit a chicken or maybe even a cow. But what on earth possessed this person to think an owl had financial value lol?

anon6789 OP ,
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Maybe it was one of those challenges where you start with something worthless like a paperclip and keep trading up until you have something valuable?

Chetzemoka ,
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White elephant game, we called that one when I was a kid lol

littlebluespark , in Flammulated Friday
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The bestest boy 🥰🤘🏽

anon6789 OP ,
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I love seeing how his popularity has stuck around!

I was expecting the guy depositing and owl in the bank post to be a big hit, but Flammy here is beating it almost 2:1 right now.

littlebluespark ,
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Since the runway Superb Owl competition, I've read everything I can on our fabulous Flammulated friendos and have even played one in an RPG since. Little bark ninjas 🤩

anon6789 OP ,
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That is awesome!

With a year's worth more awareness of him may be able to get him into the finals this year. He ran a good game against the famous Snowy for an owl nobody knew about beforehand.

littlebluespark ,
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Truly! What a champ! Nowadays, his RPG analog is running an import project with some entrepreneurial tooth fairies in the Feywild, so there's that. 🤪

anon6789 OP ,
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Lol you never know what an owl will get into next!

homesweethomeMrL , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit

This appears to be the Owl Rescue Center in question

They take Paypal (and some other options) for donations, and they have a store where you can get a plush owl friend to support them 😄

anon6789 OP ,
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Ooo they do have some nice stuff. The Art Deco Owl Necklace looks pretty nice IMO.

I typically will cut out the parts about donations when I make posts, because I don't want it to come across as me trying to shake you guys down for cash or guilt anybody into doing something. I'm here mainly to bring you a smile and some educational stuff. I'll occasionally throw it out there that none of these places that do animal rescue receives public money, which is a shame since so many things that hurt animals do receive your tax money...but I digress.

I also don't want to plug one rescue over another. There is one likely not too far from where you are, and I'll always encourage you to support your local animals. The smaller the facility, the less resources they'll have available, so they all need our support. For the Owl of the Year, I made a donation in c/Superbowl's name, and the winner, White Faced Scops, to my local owl rehabber. I've been to their open house twice and they look to do a very good job, not just with owls, but all types of local wildlife.

Most of these places will have online stores with merch or Amazon wishlists you can send them stuff, and of course with cash they can buy whatever it is they need. Most of it will be cleaning supplies, paper towel, bedding, etc. Follow a few of my links to the sources and you can see. Maybe I can work on a list of non-Facebook links as well since I know many Lemmings have a strong aversion to it.

This is another thing that I always look for your feedback to. If you guys want donation links or for me to see what rescues are in your area, don't be afraid to let me know. I'm here to do what is useful and fun for you guys.

homesweethomeMrL , in Flammulated Friday

That tree has been watching us

anon6789 OP ,
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It is rather disconcerting when you think about it how many eyes may be on you at any given time.

Spider Spotting

Spotting spiders at night is really quite easy. Go outside after dark. Turn on the flashlight and hold it at the side of your head, even with your eye. You want the beam to be shining at the spot where you are looking, and you want the source of the light to be as close to your eye as possible. Then look slowly around your yard, paying close attention to grass, flower beds, etc.

If you look carefully, you should see some bright pinpoints of light. Examine these carefully. Some of them will probably be drops of water clinging to the plants, but many of them will turn out to be the eyes of spiders. Depending on where you live, the weather, and how carefully you look, you may see a few spiders, or you may see hundreds of them. It is amazing how many spiders there are out there.

Videographic Evidence 🕷️

raoul , in Flammulated Friday

No need to post the pic of a stick if don't have any owls

anon6789 OP ,
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But it's a flaaaaming stick!

JetpackJackson , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit

Kind of a tangent, but I saw this, and thought, "oh I should send this to anon6789 somehow or post it on superbowl..." Then I looked at where this was and who posted it lmao! Very interesting story, I'm glad the owl was able to be rescued.

anon6789 OP ,
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I saw it a few days ago, and I save things I think will get more attention for the weekends, and I was so nervous someone would beat me to sharing this one!

If any of you ever see anything interesting though, feel free to share it here or send me a link. I don't have the exclusive rights to owl stories or anything. I'm always curious to see what things you guys find interesting as well.

JetpackJackson ,

Will do! I'll be sure to keep my eyes peeled :3

JetpackJackson , in Flammulated Friday

Another crazily camouflaged owl!

anon6789 OP ,
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Yes, it has been hiding in plain sight for months.

I kept wondering if I had posted this pic before, but it looks to be the one I used as my profile pic for the last few months. It's nice to know who took the picture now.

JetpackJackson ,

Agreed. It's always nice to be able to find out who took the picture, what their story behind it is, or how they found the owl, etc

Maruki_Hurakami ,

That camouflage is impressive!

JetpackJackson ,

I had to look twice, and then I really looked at how detailed the patterns on the feathers are... Nature is crazy!

anon6789 OP ,
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I really like how it matches both the inner and outer bark of the tree here.

As tiny as it is in person, you'd never know it was there.

JetpackJackson ,

Exactly, we can see it cause the image is a close up and we're looking for it (the owl). Would be neat to try and look at wider-scale pictures to play "Spot the Owl" lol!

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grue , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit

Never mind the Owl Rescue Center; did they pay the customer fair market value for the owl? They stole that poor man's owl, didn't they?

anon6789 OP ,
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I wasn't able to find any conclusive on if it is legal to possess an owl in South Africa, but if I were to wager, I'd say this guy was probably not supposed to have it to begin with. In that case, if he just left without being fined or arrested, then he indeed came out ahead of where he started. The man and owl are not both likely in better positions than they were.

The bankers were probably able to distract him with some free pens or other bank branded novelties, so he may have gotten something tangible of some monetary value for his time and effort.

FuglyDuck , in Man walks into bank with live barn owl as a deposit
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Damn. that's cold. Maybe the bank should... like you know, add the Centre too.

I mean, they did take an owl off your hands.

anon6789 OP ,
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Should have at least covered the gas. I looked it up and it's a 90 min, 60 mile/100 km drive.

They're bankers so they should know stuff isn't free ...

FuglyDuck ,
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if I were the center...I'd send a bill.

make it as generic as possible. "care of" accounting.

Reddfugee42 , in Barking Owl Nest

I bet it can't bark when those owls are in it

Chetzemoka , in Barking Owl Nest
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That is quite the dome you have there, Dolores.

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