Apparently, it is #internationalowlday and while they're not flesh and blood, I'd like to introduce you all to my own little parliament! 💖 All of these owls were ones I was gifted or adopted except for the one on the bottom shelf furthest back to the right. Each comes with its own lil story. 🦉🦉🦉
Sharing some awesome art of my silly Fig, the saw-whet owl for #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
Standing- silvercat #AF25
Branch- Majestoony #AF25
Beaded- @nemolyn.bsky.social
Sketch- @feralfoliage.bsky.social
#owlday #internationalowlday #sawwhetowl #owlsona #owlfurry
A black and grey owl tattoo that is on my right foot. The owl is sitting on an oak branch with acorns
My owl tattoo for #InternationalOwlDay
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August 4 is International Owl Day!
A few images from over the years…
#owls #InternationalOwlDay #birds #wildlifephotography
A fledgling great horned owl is perched on a poplar branch, looking over its right shoulder at the camera.
A barking owl has its head pointed to the sky as it is swallowing a dead mouse. The mouse's tail and legs are just visible.
A great grey owl is perched on a fencepost against a background of dry grass.
A northern pygmy-owl is perched on the bare branch of an aspen tree.
Happy #internationalowlday!
Owls have unique brains with greatly expanded pathways for both hearing and vision. Together, these allow them to resolve 3D images and some species can capture by sound alone.
#owls #birds #birding #neuroskyence 🪶🧠🧪
1965 Leeds City Transport Night Bus leaflet with a swooping owl on a black background. "Owl" service is often used to demoted all night services but Leeds uses the image of the bird as it appears on the city's coat of arms.
1950s Edinburgh Corporation Transport NIght Bus Services advert with the 5 bus routes listed and above, on a blue background, a black owl swoops across the stylised city with a bus on the Mound linking the Old Town on the left and the New Town on the right.
Cover to the March 1965 Oldham Corporation Transport time tables booklet. A red band across a yellow card cover and surmounted by the symbol of "Oldham Transport" topped with a perched owl and that was used as a contemporary 'logo' for the Department. The owl appears four times on the Borough's coat of arms.
For #InternationalOwlDay - three UK municipal transport undertakings using owls; for night services as in Edinburgh & Leeds but in the case of the latter & Oldham, these birds have flown from the respective coat of arms. #owls #transport
A decorative ceramic vase featuring a detailed, colorful illustration of an owl perched on a branch with oak leaves against a dark blue background.
A decorative ceramic container shaped like an owl, featuring detailed blue and brown patterns, with expressive eyes and textured feathers, stands against a plain light background.
A silver pitcher designed to resemble an owl, with detailed feather engravings and prominent round eyes, standing on a flat surface.
Today is #InternationalOwlDay From our collections:
🦉 Ceramic vase by Sally Tuffin for Moorcroft
🦉 A Doulton & Co. Ltd jar and lid
🦉 Tudric owl jug by Liberty & Co
#OwlishMonday
Happy #InternationalOwlDay! 🦉 Learn more about our feathered neighbors with Christian Cooper and Kristen Adam's THE URBAN OWLS, and watch our Book Chat with the Illustrator for some behind-the-scenes on how Kristen Adam illustrated this gorgeous picture book.
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My red blue jay Cheshire hugging Dartrix.
It's #InternationalOwlDay today!
Make sure to give your nearest owl a hug! Except the owls trying to eat jay birds, because that's just mean. UvU
🦉 Happy International Owl Day!
Did you know owls have asymmetrical ears that help them hunt in total darkness? Incredible, right?
Discover all owl species in our bestseller All the Birds of the World: www.lynxnaturebooks.com
#InternationalOwlDay #BarnOwl #TytoAlba #Owls #LynxNatureBooks
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#InternationalOwlDay
Apparently today is #InternationalOwlDay so here's an owlish #yokai to celebrate.🦉
It's #InternationalOwlDay. Be sure and protect old-growth trees so we can have more Powerful Owlets like this one.
#brisbane #birds #wildoz
An adult white and brownish-grey powerful owl sitting upright on a branch, showing powerful orange talons used to clasp prey such as possums, flying foxes, water dragons. Orange-rimmed eyes seem to be glaring at us on the ground given we spotted a pair roosting in an unusually open spot during the day in Redlands area, qld
Happy International Owl Awareness Day – stunning Powerful owl is aptly named given the large prey they hunt - pic is one of a pair that live in our neighbourhood but need large tree hollows. For #InternationalOwlDay, can commit to avoid rodent poisons or choose owl-friendly products as last resort
