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Owl of the Year Match 26 - Blakiston's Fish Owl vs Screech Owl (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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WINNER: SCREECH OWL 80-38

These are some very opposite owls from opposite parts of the world!

Blakiston's Fish Owl, the world's largest owl, has been impressive thus far. First, it eliminated the Tawny Owl. After that, it squeaked out a victory over the Goth-inspired Sooty Owls. Will this Japanese Kaiju be able to overpower such a universally loved owl like the Screech Owl?

Great camo, small round packaging, a beautiful tree bark patterns, a sweet, yet sulky expression with just enough humor, a beautiful singing voice, and devilish but innocent looking horns. This is the Screech Owl. It's a lot to live squeezed into a tiny, plump package. Will this little darling be able to hold out against BFO?

Upvote your choice now!

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Screech Owl

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No chatter in the Screechie fan section?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Angy borb

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We have a raspberry pi set up to identify birds by sound and it always thinks any siren is an Eastern Screech Owl. 😂

Had to vote for this little siren owl, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Lol

Bad bot

Good Screechie

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Blakiston's Fish Owl

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deserved more votes :( ily BFO!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It is one fine owl!

Everyone that doesn't win is still going to show up on the regular rotation once this is over. I'm glad we were able to get done awareness but up around him.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

the FLOOF

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

He needs that floof where he lives, especially splashing around with the fishes!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Screech Owl is such a great owl, but I'm fully committed to BFO's cause by now. They're just so glorious and perfect as the representative of the Superbowl community. Go BFO! (Image from a video geniously called "Blakiston's Fish Owl" by Ray H)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

He didn't get to be an indigenous god for nothing!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So THAT'S what BFO stands for? I knew it standing for Big Fucking Owl was highly unrealistic, but gotta admit I'm still a little disappointed..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I am proud of myself for coming up with that new name!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

BFO stands for everything good, so for Big F'n Owl too. Also, they are goong to rename him soon, so maybe Big F'n Owl will be the official name soon (probably not though).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Also, they are goong to rename him soon, so maybe Big F'n Owl will be the official name soon

Only very few times in my life have I been more eager to sign any petition, let alone one that probably doesn't exist 😄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it's anything like any other bureaucracy making changes, you still have time to join the Audubon Society!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only if they rename themselves too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I am curious if they will. The town here is named Audubon as well, so that makes it a little strange to change it and not everything else. They probably should change it all, but that is probably much more involved than just changing the name of one thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I vote for the BFO because he deserve more love than that but would have the score been secret, I would have not choose.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I hope Lemmy gets proper polling features by next year. This has worked out better than expected though, but I'd be curious to see if hiding the numbers would have made a difference. I feel it may have benefitted some underdogs though, which is good.