Photos from BirdsInBackyards.net
The Rufous Owl (rufous means reddish brown) is a pretty rare owl that lives mainly in rainforests of North Australia and New Guinea.
It is very shy and not seen very often. It is a strong owl for its size, taking prey from insects all the way to flying foxes.
When I feel like inserting variety, I’ll always toss in one of the Australian owls like this one. Their general shape I refer to as a bowling pin. It makes them stand out, and the large eyes in a smaller than normal head to body size always gives them a comical look.
Like many other animals in Australia, they are very unique. The variety of Barn Owl types they have is amazing as well. Lots of color combos you won’t find anywhere else, and you can see significant changes in body size as you change latitude.
I think your story is like most of ours. We didn’t seek out daily owl photos, we stumbled upon them and it made our day, so we came back for more. I wanted to see Lemmy grow, and with all the stressful and negative stuff online, I wanted to keep an oasis from all that, so I just posted here every day.
It’s nice since you can just scroll the pics, or you can learn a ton of great stuff about these animals that makes then so special.
I enjoy answering your questions because it spurs me to learn new things, and it’s a positive experience for me to see this bring you all a bit of happiness and wonder every day.
Feel free to scroll the past posts, and don’t be afraid to ask a question on an old post. Of course I encourage you to comment on new posts, even if it’s just to say “wow, nice owl” or whatever in hopes it encourages other people to post.
So welcome to Superbowl, the owliest place on Lemmy. 😁
Bowling pin is a perfect description! I was thinking what a great, odd-looking owl, and that sums it up perfectly.