Because Everyone Loves A Good Owl
February 1, 2016 11:47 AM Subscribe
With owls of high quality on everyone's mind this week, what can the owl curious do? Luckily, Vox has your back with nine superb owl facts. (SLVox)
Some San Franciscans are not pleased with the amount of Super Bowl nonsense gracing our city, especially as we thought we got rid of the stadium and had it sent 40 miles south. Fortunately, there are still some good people left in town, as we are interested in Superb Owl 50. Apparently folks gave that statue another good thrashing last night and it got taken away this morning.
posted by zachlipton at 12:23 PM on February 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by zachlipton at 12:23 PM on February 1, 2016 [2 favorites]
But at what time can I watch these superb owls?
posted by Rock Steady at 12:41 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Rock Steady at 12:41 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
Ze Frank also has some true facts about the owl
posted by Going To Maine at 12:41 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 12:41 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
I want to pretend like I'm not going to completely steal this and talk about the #superbowl all weekend while posting pictures of owls.
But I totally am.
posted by mayonnaises at 12:44 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
But I totally am.
posted by mayonnaises at 12:44 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
It's too soon. With many, many of my fellow Seattle denizens, I am still in mourning that I can't find any trace of Hawks in the Superb Owl.
posted by bearwife at 1:00 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by bearwife at 1:00 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
Superb owl-pellets! I bought some for my Girl Scouts to take apart, for the Nature at Night badge (that's where cookie money goes, to owl puke). It was fascinating. So many little bones and skulls.
But one girl cried (she couldn't deal with death of small rodents) and three girls skipped the next meeting. Whoops.
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:04 PM on February 1, 2016 [5 favorites]
But one girl cried (she couldn't deal with death of small rodents) and three girls skipped the next meeting. Whoops.
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:04 PM on February 1, 2016 [5 favorites]
I had good fun with this concept a couple years ago, with my Superb Owl Sunday party, and got some good suggestions from the related Ask Metafilter thread.
posted by enfa at 1:08 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by enfa at 1:08 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
Owl coloring pages for those who like printable owls.
posted by sukeban at 1:53 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by sukeban at 1:53 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
We call our traditional Halloween contest (of traditional Halloween skills) the Boo Bowl.
posted by Wolfdog at 2:13 PM on February 1, 2016
posted by Wolfdog at 2:13 PM on February 1, 2016
8) The barn owl can come surprisingly close to echolocation
I initially read this as "8) The barn owl can come surprisingly close to Enochian." Now that would have been superb. Beyond superb. Angelic, even.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:27 PM on February 1, 2016
I initially read this as "8) The barn owl can come surprisingly close to Enochian." Now that would have been superb. Beyond superb. Angelic, even.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:27 PM on February 1, 2016
Owl coloring pages for those who like printable owls.
Flowers.
posted by Joe in Australia at 3:55 PM on February 1, 2016
Flowers.
posted by Joe in Australia at 3:55 PM on February 1, 2016
I guess we all know how those owls are going to look come Monday morning
posted by lumpenprole at 3:57 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by lumpenprole at 3:57 PM on February 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
For your superb owl viewing pleasure. A great horned owl sitting on two eggs. Live cam.
http://landingsbirdcam.com/
posted by surplus at 4:24 AM on February 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
http://landingsbirdcam.com/
posted by surplus at 4:24 AM on February 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
Triva note: while President Nixon was a noted guest at Bohemian Grove, he wasn't a happy camper, and he had some disgruntled and homophobic comments about the scene.
posted by ovvl at 4:23 PM on February 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by ovvl at 4:23 PM on February 2, 2016 [1 favorite]
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