Thursday Thirteen: Owls
13 Owls My Daughter Likes
DD is crazy about owls. For nine years she has collected owls: stuffed owls, puppets, ceramic, carved stone, ones made of gourds, rings, necklaces, any kind really. She is a walking encyclopedia of owl specific knowledge. She loves explaining how you can tell male and female Snowy owls apart, especially if someone refers to her first owl as a “he”.
Her favorites are Snowy Owls because when she was two, DH brought her back one from Seattle. Snowy has been just about everywhere DD has been: school, camping, the doctor’s, the Zoo and several other places. She’s a well-traveled little owl. Unfortunately, she looks it too. Her beak has been replaced, her wing resewn on, and she survived major neck surgery when her head popped off at one point.
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1. Barn Owl – these guys have white heart-shaped facial disks. Soren from the Guardians of Ga’Hoole series is a barn owl. |
| 2. Boreal Owl |  |
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3. Burrowing Owl – You probably recognize these owls from the movie and book, “Hoot” written by Carl Hiaasen. They are different from other owls, because of living above the ground in trees or cacti, they will take over abandoned fox dens or holes in the ground to live in. |
| 4. Elf Owl – These cute little guys live in catci in the desert. |  |
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5. Great Grey Owl – the mothers are VERY protective of their chicks. |
| 6. Great Horned Owl |  |
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7. Northern Hawk Owl |
| 8. Northern Sawhet Owl |  |
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9. Pygmy Owl – these little guys weigh around 3 ounces and are between 2 and 4 inches tall. |
| 10. Short-eared Owl |  |
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11. Spotted Owl |
| 12. Spotted Wood Owl |  |
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13. Snowy Owl – You can tell this is a female because she has spots. Male Snowy Owls are pure white. The chicks start out grey and as they get older they gain more white feathers. |
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It took me forever to find the comment link, but I persevered. I really enjoyed this, learning something interesting. My favorites are the snow owl and the pygmy owl.
Cool 13! I love the pygmy owl and the snowy owl. Your daughter has good taste with the snowy owl–definitely the best! 😉 Although that pygmy owl…must be SO very cute in person! Tiny little thing!
Happy TT!
We seem to have a Great Horned who hangs out near us from time to time. I’ll wake up during the night and hear the hoots. They’re both spooky and beautiful.
They are really beautiful. I see why she’s so taken with them.
Great 13!
My son is nuts about owls. His favorite is the snowy owl with the great horned owl coming in a close second. Happy TT.
Awesome list…1 and 13 are my favorites…I’ve always loved the snowy owl’s face.
Happy TT!
I am a night owl from having worked the night shift for 28 years..I love reading your blog and like the snowy owl the best.. thanks for sharing with us.. Baba
My grandmother loved owls…had them all over her house. Decorative ones, not real ones!
I am just fascinated by owls.
I’ll never forget the time I was talking to a potential client and looking out the window. A beer-can sized owl had landed on the roof of the bird feeder just outside the window, and was giving me the owlish stare of arrogance.
I yelped. I’ll never be Ms. Unhinged Kool. Nope, too unhinged for that.
Your daughter’s interest has caused me to learn much. Thanks.
Great list, mine is up at 13 Not So Famous Last Words; Most Americans die peacefully in their beds, but for those who die violently one can only guess what their final words must have been. I think that after you read these you will have to agree that they do indeed sound like they might have been the last words of those who did not go peacefully into the night.
Owls always look so solemn. We have a native owl in New Zealand called the Morepork. It’s call sounds like “more pork!” so that’s what they were called.
Those are beautiful owls.
Awww …. I love owls. Great pictures. 🙂
I want a Pygmy Owl! 🙂 They’re adorable!
Awesome T13 post! I really love that last owl. Snowy white and regal. Simply beautiful.
C.C.
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My friend owns an animal rescue farm. She has the kewlest owl there right now. Not sure what kind it is. Great list, happy T13!
Happy T13! I love your list it’s very imaginative and informative too. Happy 4th of July! Hope to see you at my 8th edition about Michele Bardsley at Talk About My Favorite Authors blog.
I love those pics. I never realized how cute owls are 🙂
They’re all adorable! When I was little, we rescued an owl. Because we had cats, he had to live in our laundry room, but then we found a wildlife preserve to take him.
*hugs*
Paige
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My daughter use to love owls. It’s something about there open faces that are so apealing.
Great TT.
Janice~
Wow! Who knew there were so many different and beautiful species of owls! Great post, Kaige!