#bubobubo — Public Fediverse posts

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is one of the world’s largest owls and one of its most widely distributed, found across a vast swath of Europe and Asia, and parts of North Africa. It is a true apex predator and while it mostly preys on rodents and lagomorphs it will also pursue hedgehogs, mustelids, foxes, and even ungulates, including young roe and red deer, reindeer, and boar. Birds, […]

What if the wings of an owl were her body, and her body were her wings? I've been fascinated with Athene (esp. A. cunicularia) and her gaze, but Bubo bubo (and quite similar species such as Bubo virginianus) makes me wonder which of the two has the most breathtaking, majestic gaze and pose. Her wings seems so wide compared to her body, it almost feels like she'd be capable of lifting an entire person from the ground should she be a bit bigger.

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“A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard:
Why can't we all be like that bird?”

(Edward Hersey Richards)

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My favorite bird is... Pfff hard to say... I have so many favourite #birds but... If I have to be honest... My all time favorite is definitely #BuboBubo that’s Latin for the #EurasianEagleOwl
What power, how sophisticated and yet so lay back and majestic, not to forget very good-looking.
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Flying into the weekend with a fierce #EurasianEagleOwl #Bubobubo
Enjoy a relaxing weekend y’all 😎
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