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2023 Owl of the Year FINALS! Snowy Owl vs White Faced Scops Owl (files.catbox.moe)

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WINNER: WHITE FACED SCOPS OWL 125-99

We've reached the final battle of the year!

Snowy Owl's charms and grace have kept it in the upper echelon of owls for a very long time. They are elegant, they have a captivating personality, they are the only owl with primarily bright plumage. Truly a one of a kind owl.

White Faced Scops is a master of expression. From innocent to sinister, it has a look that embodies any emotion. It has a modern silverish grey wooden look. It's got beautiful amber orange eyes. Long thick plumicorns. And of course, the trademarked moustache! It has so many features we love in owls, all in one amazing bird, yet it uniquely its own.

Who will be your champion today? Vote now!

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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 124 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

White Faced Scops

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[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago

I love snowy owls, but this boi is just peak owl - the horns, the big eyes, the slightly irritated look, and that little beak mustache. One superbOwl.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It's more than the sum of its parts, but they are some dang good parts to begin with.

Better ingredients, better owls?

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The first picture in this comment convinced me; can't disappoint a face like that.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I tried to get something for everyone and make the choice as difficult as possible! 😉

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 91 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Snowy Owl

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[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 13 points 10 months ago

Remember this guy? He should win.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 13 points 10 months ago

A very difficult decision, but I knew I had to go with old faithful, the Snowy.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

At times like this, you gotta go with your heart!

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

It's time! Feel free to drop a post on !communityPromo@lemmy.ca to celebrate the finals

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Dang, this would have been good to have at the start of this!

Can still do a nice summary there this time though. Thanks!

[-] rigatti@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Make sure to vote, this one is for all the marb-owls!

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 9 points 10 months ago

Oh no! My Snowy Owl is not doing well! At least WFS is an opponent worthy to lose to.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

No matter where the total ends up, Snowy will always be considered a superb owl by just about everyone!

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

The final battle? So it's the Superb Owl Super Bowl?

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Superbiest?

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

But they're both so glorious! So derp, so a n g e r y

How do we even choose??

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I made my spouse choose

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

They're there to get us through our tough times! 😁

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Just upvote both!

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

Really and honestly, I did though

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Same! My girlfriend weighed in on the Flammy vs GHO tie.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Funny enough I had a feeling it’d find down to these too. The owl made famous by Harry Potter vs the owl of many faces.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Agreed. Even though the finalists were fairly predictable, the road to get here certainly wasn't! Even now I'm surprised the poor start the Snowy is having. I felt it almost unfair how great I thought today's Snowy pics are, but it seems to not be affecting voting whatsoever. I joked on the other post how it seems the Buffy and Flammy fans are out for revenge on the voting so far.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

My thought is that the snowy owl wouldn’t even be in the running if it weren’t for its fame from the series. The white faced owl really stands on its own.

[-] onigiri@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

O RLY? Snowy Owl is excellent even without the Harry Potter boost. It’s pretty iconic among owls.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I think you're both correct. Snowy gets lots of attention because it's great, and it stays in people's minds due to its constant exposure. It also makes it an owl we're all familiar with around the world as well. Great Horned Owl is deservedly famous in North America. Tawny Owl is the popular owl in the UK. We don't have Tawny and they don't have GHO, so without TV, movies, memes, etc it's more difficult for them to get ingrained in our hearts and minds.

Since this is the first tourney, I expected these results, but do you see ones like Buffy, Flammy, and Sooty who were pretty much unknown a month ago to not do even better next year? They've gotten your awareness now, and you're going to look forward to seeing them posted on here again and to vote for them next year, because now they're a part of your fandom even though you'll probably never see one in person.

And that's how I suckered youb all into loving even more owls so you care about them and their habits even more! Muhahaha!

[-] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

Snowy FTW

[-] PolistesPicante@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

WFS Propaganda: https://ebird.org/species/nwfowl1

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Whoever that was that posted the Dutch name for the Snowy Owl has my eBird settings set to Dutch now for everything! 😂

Seems the White Faced Scops is called Noordelijke Witwangdwergooruil. Google says that means "Northern White-cheeked Scops Owl."

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've been showing all these matchups to my grandma. We didn't know so many different owls existed! She votes for the snowy owl.

(Do we vote by commenting or is there a poll somewhere?)

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You never get too old to learn!

I'm glad you both get to enjoy them together!

I'll try to remember to add a vote for her tomorrow when I close the poll. No reason she can't play along as well.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Great write up! Great photos! The snowy owl reminds me of a seal #superbowl

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

It does look like a seal a bit!

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I wanted to find some rrrrrrealy good pics for the final, but that's what I did every round, but I do feel I managed to find some real good ones.

[-] TinyLightShow@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Snowy owl!!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

He's starting to get a little surge in the votes.

I'm not counting him out yet!

[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I love the walrus stache!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's such an eye catching feature!

[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

It is definitely one of the coolest owls that I had never heard of before the tourney started. Thanks again for all the work putting this together, it's been fun and educational.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I'm glad!

I hope everyone still enjoys the normal content after this!

[-] qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

A vote for the snowy please, but they are both excellent owls.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

They are!

Have you learned about any new owls in the tournament that you really like now?

[-] bmsok@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

This has been so much fun. I hope you enjoy some personal time over the holiday season. We'd love to see you back but, if not, you've given us a truly entertaining superbowl

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Oh, I'll still be here. I got a few specific things planned yet, but otherwise I intend to share pics and news with you all. Just on a less strict schedule and not quite as many pics all at once!