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@MeanwhileinCanada can you rephrase it for us Americans who read this as โsomeone shot an owl,โ at first glance? #america sucks rnโฆ thanks, love you, sorry. @MeanwhileinCanada @correspundit @MeanwhileinCanada Some of them even copyrighted the name :   @MeanwhileinCanada  @AdditionalQuench @MeanwhileinCanada If that doesn't tip you off, the absence of "take-off" marks probably will! ๐  @AdditionalQuench @MeanwhileinCanada I face planted in snow like this once while skiing: the imprint was recognisably me. Based on that experience, I'd say this imprint looks legit with the difference that the owl did it on purpose.  @AdditionalQuench @MeanwhileinCanada It's actually the imprint of takeoff. The owl's wings were up went it hit the snow, then downward for takeoff. This vid shows a nice view of the position of the wings (there are some good videos to watch these days of owls hunting); https://youtu.be/w4OH6gMN6vY @julescelt01 @MeanwhileinCanada I watched this on tv once, cool show, in fact the memory of those slowmo videos of their kill move was part of my initial skepticism. And slapping the ground on takeoff to make a perfect wing imprint sounds inefficient & unlikely. But it's the internet, so believe whatever possibility you brings you the most joy I suppose.   It's impressive: snowy owls can hear something under the snow, pinpoint its location, and dive to grab it from under the snow.  @MeanwhileinCanada Is there a photo credit to go with? Because, I swear, I have seen this photo posted on Mastodon before and nobody mentioned anywhere specific in Canada. Could just as well have been somewhere in Minnesota a few years ago. @MeanwhileinCanada well that is impressive! The owl landed to catch something and didnโt even move its wings! And then it grabbed the prey and just floated up without using wings so someone could make this lovely picture! WOW!!  @Debuski @MeanwhileinCanada They don't land, they just swoop down and snatch the prey and climb again. In this case it looks like the tips of the wings just brushed the snow as it made the grab. They have great hearing and can pinpoint the location of a sound accurately. @MeanwhileinCanada @beecycling yes I know. But this doesnโt look like the wings brushed at all, that would show movement. This shows passiveness. Itโs a drawing @MeanwhileinCanada One thing I find fascinating is Owls and Hawks have been fighting a war for millions of years. https://youtu.be/wUgwRkXxTDA  @Penguinflight @MeanwhileinCanada wow, I didn't know bunnies could turn into owls!  @MeanwhileinCanada OR...it was on the ground and had an explosive fart. Unlikely, but funnier. ๐คฃ  @MeanwhileinCanada @lostlifefound I'm getting a big Egyptian vibe from this  @MeanwhileinCanada @MeanwhileinCanada Ha! I was just saying the other day that I'd love to see one of these silent dramas in the snow! I guess this is the next best thing. @MeanwhileinCanada @daph Yeah, sure. "Hunting". Totally not the evidence of a drunken owl  @MeanwhileinCanada is this nature's way of telling us to get that Aerosmith total collection???  |
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