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Owl Motherhood is Intense. Give Her the Respect She Deserves! (lemmy.world)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by anon6789@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world

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From Jason Fowler

This is why you leave owls alone when they are on eggs. People think the owl isn't stressed standing under her talking loudly with other people.

I haven't left this branch in 19 days.

It's 4°F. The wind is 25 mph. The wind chill is -15°F. (That's -15C, 40 kmh, and -26C respectively.)

I am a Great Horned Owl, and I am incubating three eggs that cannot survive one hour without my body heat.

- I cannot leave to hunt. My mate brings me food, when he can find it.

- I've lost 15% of my body weight since I started sitting.

-My feathers are caked with ice. I cannot preen.

- I rotate my eggs every 30 minutes, even at 3 AM.

- I have 9 more days of this before they hatch.

Beneath me, three heartbeats depend on my stillness. If I leave for 20 minutes, they die. If I shift wrong, they freeze on one side. If a predator comes, I must fight without abandoning the nest.

Motherhood is not a feeling. It is a 28-day siege.

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[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't seen this much wholesome, genuine passion on the intertubez in a very long time. Three cheers for Lemmy's very own Owl Ambassador! 🫡

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I've enjoyed growing along with the community. I came here as someone with a normal interest in owls, and through keeping you all and myself entertained, now I volunteer with wildlife and get to hold and care for owls and all sorts of other animals.

Between learning with you all here and what I get to do in person, coming to Lemmy has been a very positive influence on my life. If I can get you all to see some positivity and delight in our natural world and maybe have a few of you volunteer or donate to your local rescue, I think it makes this world a tiny bit better when it needs it the most.

I'm grateful to you guys, and hope to keep you entertained and inspired for a long time to come.

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I needed this.

thank you for all that you do and for inspiring others.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

I'm glad to help in any way I can.