I had the talon from a larger (Great Horned) owl punch right through my thumb muscle during rescue. You normally have to wear huge leather gloves; I had to remove them for the dexterity to cut away the net it'd gotten tangled in. That shit is NO joke.
Neat thing: they're not three toes forward one back, like most birds. They have two facing forward, and two back, like parrots, for gripping branches!
That looks like a young Eurasian eagle-owl, those motherfuckers get HUGE, like Great Horned or Great Gray owls. Owls are so fuckin pretty, too bad they are dumb as rocks. I wish they were like Crows or Ravens. I have Barn, Great Horned, and other smaller species around, but I call all of them just pretty flying paper weights. ^_^
No, they are like ultra stupid/specialized. Like Savant, Predators. They are not pack creatures & they only really know how to function at night; that by screeching the fuckin life out of the Forest, eating shit by Sonar. I live in the middle of the forest, at night, the forest is "noisy," but when one of these big fucks screeches, even the leaves stop moving, like the whole fuckin forest just goes silent. I can talk to the Ravens from my Conspiracy/Unkindness, but owls are dead behind the eyes.
It could be, I dunno, I mean, birds ARE fuckin Dinosaurs, generally birds have small Brains, but I read some shit about how higher Corvids (Crows, Ravens, Magpies, & such), have fucksane levels of Brain Gyri, those swirls in our brains that supposedly decide our levels of intelligence. I mean, recent Studies have shown they have the most expansive & extensive communications networks on the planet. They discuss specific locations, foods, treasures, animals, down to specific people. If there's>>
>>a bunch of Crows, or Ravens, or Magpies around, looking at you, gesturing and cackling and shit, they ARE, in fact, discussing your ass. They are THAT intelligent. I've had an ever growing Conspiricay/Unkindness around me for over 30 years; ever since I started feeding some Ravens in HS, during my after lunch smoke break. They are SCARY smart. ^_^
Twinklepot
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TattoosAndTENS
You must give him a micicle or some kind of treat after teasing him with prey he can’t retrieve
apricot2jam
i hope he gets a snack so he isn't frustrated
tanebot
I have never felt more sad for a bird, that it doesn't have toebeans to use a touchscreen.
butterda
those lil grabby grabbies
Colanah
Owls are just flying cats to me
Clayman8
If theres one thing i can tell you, is if an owl allowed me to cuddle it all night, i would. They seem so fluffy and loveable. Owls are awesome.
SatanicOtaku
I love his little horn floofs
brandonblk
fun fact, those are called "Plumicorns" Fun huh? :>
DarthGoodguy
LokilairTTV
Owls are just cats with bird hardware
Nightcaste
That is one big hooter
doodlydoofus
What a cute murder bird.
Fendeezy
That game was designed for paws, not talons. There's not enough pressure with the talons to register the touch.
m0problems
It's not pressure, it's capacitance.
Feralkyn
For real. I can ASSURE you talons have a lot more pressure behind them than "toe beans" lmao
brandonblk
me playing games
oozabooza
I always updoot birbs
TimeTraveller264
You mean uphoot?
oozabooza
sircowdog
They really are just birds running on cat software, aren't they,?
Feralkyn
Just a lot stupider :D
ghostofmung
Talons are crazy, no wonder they sit cross legged
Feralkyn
I had the talon from a larger (Great Horned) owl punch right through my thumb muscle during rescue. You normally have to wear huge leather gloves; I had to remove them for the dexterity to cut away the net it'd gotten tangled in. That shit is NO joke.
Neat thing: they're not three toes forward one back, like most birds. They have two facing forward, and two back, like parrots, for gripping branches!
brandonblk
they dont, and cant. that one image is just a feather making it look like it
DustInComp
I reject your reality and substitute my own
zsefvgb
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Y2lsdW5iM3AzcnNoNWl0NzNucHo5cGFmeXk1NXp6aTJwd2FoOHhjcCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/vnELlPo3FyzfO/200w.webp
EleganceIsDead
That looks like a young Eurasian eagle-owl, those motherfuckers get HUGE, like Great Horned or Great Gray owls. Owls are so fuckin pretty, too bad they are dumb as rocks. I wish they were like Crows or Ravens. I have Barn, Great Horned, and other smaller species around, but I call all of them just pretty flying paper weights. ^_^
Rkfinecake
But, but, owls are wise. I mean of course they are. They wear glasses and speak posh. https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dWRobjUwd3hrbmQ1a2dwMWxhNXVkcWlrM3l3cHV3ZTRjNTA1bmFiaCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/6X1EgnD4tB0re/200w.webp
magikmarker
All eyes and no brain?
MissyBumblebee
Are they really? I don't know much about owl, but I always assumed they were at least a bit intelligent 😅
EleganceIsDead
No, they are like ultra stupid/specialized. Like Savant, Predators. They are not pack creatures & they only really know how to function at night; that by screeching the fuckin life out of the Forest, eating shit by Sonar. I live in the middle of the forest, at night, the forest is "noisy," but when one of these big fucks screeches, even the leaves stop moving, like the whole fuckin forest just goes silent. I can talk to the Ravens from my Conspiracy/Unkindness, but owls are dead behind the eyes.
VoidScreamer
I remember reading something about the fact that their eyes take up so much of the space in their skulls, it doesn't leave a lot of room for brain.
EleganceIsDead
It could be, I dunno, I mean, birds ARE fuckin Dinosaurs, generally birds have small Brains, but I read some shit about how higher Corvids (Crows, Ravens, Magpies, & such), have fucksane levels of Brain Gyri, those swirls in our brains that supposedly decide our levels of intelligence. I mean, recent Studies have shown they have the most expansive & extensive communications networks on the planet. They discuss specific locations, foods, treasures, animals, down to specific people. If there's>>
EleganceIsDead
>>a bunch of Crows, or Ravens, or Magpies around, looking at you, gesturing and cackling and shit, they ARE, in fact, discussing your ass. They are THAT intelligent. I've had an ever growing Conspiricay/Unkindness around me for over 30 years; ever since I started feeding some Ravens in HS, during my after lunch smoke break. They are SCARY smart. ^_^