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My family member says it looks like the owl in Winnie the Poe stories. Yet it hasn't vote for it. I can't blame them. The choice is too hard too be logical.
Owl is a bit of a mystery.
In the books, I'd say he is a Tawny. Definitely a chouette, and Eagle Owls were largely gone from England at the time the creator would have been thinking of the animals visiting his home.
Disney's Owl just seems vaguely owlish. It feels more based on an owl plush Christopher Robin would have and not a real owl. Not very anatomically correct at all. Book Owl even has the correct feet!
I have not seen the recent live action Christopher Robin movie, and despite being very CGI, this version of owl is 100% Eagle Owl.
I'll pass the message to my relative. But funny thing. In French, the character is called "Maître Hibou". So not tawny but I'm not even sure if I read the books.
That is interesting they gave him an honorific. He's just "Owl" for us. Adding the Maître reflects his personality well.
Maître here means "Teacher" than "Master". It is still an honorific but it means more on the proverbial wisdom of an owl.
Yes, I was thinking of it in terms like school master. From what I recall, Owl always presents himself as very worldly and well-read, but really doesn't know any more than the other animals. He's just got an excess amount of confidence. 😄
So majestic, so fluffy
They're amazing! I often get to see the one the falconers at the shore have on their team to chase the gulls away from tourists. His name is Ozzy.