Who let a sensible reply in here? π€ͺ
Before I got my depression treated, I was angry all the time, and like you said, it was physically and mentally taxing to be angry all the time.
I wish a lot of folks here would take the doomscrolling energy and devote it to some direct action. You will actually help those in need, work out a good chunk of your frustration, and you'll meet awesome, like-minded people. Best thing I've ever done in my life.
No, no! I love Powerfowl!
You saying that just got me to look up if they had a different name for it like McDonald's is Macca's but I didn't find any and was a bit surprised. Then I looked at all the other names.
Powerfowl is most excellent as it works on multiple levels, as you said! I just wanted to participate in brainstorming a name too. π
The Aussies are supposed to be famous for their shortening of words, I think they could be persuaded.
Looking at the big list of Australian diminutives, they'd probably choose Powwo or Powwie. Hmmm... I think Powwowl could work!
Cranky owls are the best owls!
It's one tough cookie!
It was nice they grounded it until the owl lost interest. I don't know how powerful a drone motor is, but I wouldn't want it to get nicked up toes or anything. Good on the fire dept!
I've passed through their town and always remember it for being very lovely.
I just checked, and it wasn't Camden, but their neighboring town, Rockport, where I stopped to see the memorial to Andre the Seal.
From Roadside America:
Andre was a harbor seal who spent his winters at the New England Aquarium in Boston and his summers in Rockport Harbor. Every spring for over 20 years the Seaquarium would release him and Andre would swim north to Rockport (150+ miles). It was always a high point for local residents when he reappeared. He was the honorary harbor master.
A granite statue of Andre was dedicated at harborside in 1978; Andre unveiled it himself. He went blind in 1985, and when he swam away in 1986, he never returned. Searchers found his body washed up on a remote part of Rockport beach. At the time, he was thought to be the oldest living harbor seal.
Andre will never have a successor, said the Rockport Chamber of Commerce, because "the Department of Environmental Protection will never allow it."
Andre was the subject of a lackluster 1994 feature film starring Tina Majorino (who later played the girlfriend of Napoleon Dynamite) and a sea lion instead of a seal.
It's hard to top Nemoy + Classic Simpsons!
Lol, I'm just picturing a bunch of middle-aged guys throwing their backs out trying to suplex each other.
As ridiculous as everything with this guy is, going on free dates with his girlfriend and sending himself to a different sports fantasy camp every week is seeming much less damaging than what a lot of other cronies have been up to. I'll take funding a manchild's excursions over a pointless war any day.
Send him up in one of Elon's rockets next for his space camp adventure!
What a fun image! I love it. π
Lol perfection!
Whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop π€£
Wait...
I think I can make out what it's saying...
Yesssss, it sounds like:
"Hoo hasn't subscribed yet for the most fun and educational source of owl news on the entire Fediverse?"
That must be it, since we're just 6 subs short of hitting 6000!
There sure are a lot of owl fans here. I'm so glad you all enjoy seeing these photos and stories every day! π¦β€οΈ
From Adrian Di Vincenzo
Looking back through my archives late last year I found an image that I can't believe I hadn't seen earlier.
This juvenile Powerful Owl coming into the world with plenty to say. Could possibly be my favourite image yet of this wonderful species. What a moment I nearly missed!
From Raptor Center of Tampa Bay
Just thought I would share these three pictures with you as barred owls are beginning to fledge all over Florida. These owls are fairly good climbers and come out of the nest early. These pictures were all taken within 24 hours and you can see based on the posture of the Owl, how different they look. All three pictures are the same bird!
From Misty Briggs
Ninja school dropout.
Great Horned Owl, USA
From Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke
Why are we squirting that poor little owl with water?? π€
Because it's #PreReleaseDay! π
This Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) has been through a lot over the winter, but has finally reached the final stretch of rehabilitation!
When a vehicle strike damaged this patient's right eye beyond repair, our veterinarians opted to remove the eye to prevent further pain or infection. In owls, this process is called evisceration, since we remove the material inside the boney scleral ring and suture the eye closed.
Most raptors are not releasable with just one eye. But owls' advanced hearing allows them to adapt, hunting and detecting predators nearly as well as a two-eyed bird!
Over the last few months, this patient has demonstrated that they can catch live prey despite their handicap. At the same time, our staff have "flown" this owl around their enclosure to ensure that they have the physical conditioning needed to hunt and escape predators.
For Pre-Release Day, our vet and rehab staff examine the patient's eye(s), ears, nose, mouth, vent, feet condition, flight feather condition, and waterproofing quality. While owls can become soaked during heavy rains, they still have a lesser degree of waterproofing needed to keep themselves warm and safe!
By the time this post goes out, this bird will have passed pre-release with flying colors, and is back in their wild home! π¦β€οΈ
From WMTW
Close Encounter: Owl grounds Camden Fire Department drone
Camden Fire officials are sharing video of a close encounter between a department drone and an owl from a recent nighttime mission.
CFD says pilots aborted a mission Friday night after observing a barred owl following their DJI M30T drone.
βOwls frequently attack drones, perceiving them as territorial threats, predators, or prey, often resulting in damaged or downed aircraft,β CFD wrote on Facebook.
According to the post, CFD has Special Activity Permits to fly at the Camden Snow Bowl and the Camden Hills State park as both areas are No Fly Zones.
From World Bird Sanctuary
How do you tell if an egg is fertile? You look for the veins!
To see the veins, we do something called "candling." It's when you hold a bright light up to the egg in a dark room to see through the shell. You can get special egg lights, but a cell phone light usually works just fine. Veins usually start becoming visible as early as 3-5 days from laying, but the best time to check is usually closer to the 7 day mark. Fertile eggs will continue to darken as the embryo grows, and eventually will be too dark to really see anything as the embryo takes up more and more space in the shell.
You can see the difference between the infertile and fertile Great Horned Owl eggs pretty easily in these pictures.
Infertile
Fertile
From Misty Briggs
When parents who are raising a growing family say, "We practically live at the store!"
Some of them actually do!
Local Great Horned Owl family, Arizona, USA
From Steve Krout
Squirrel: "Ever feel like you're being watched?"
The real story: The Barred Owl had flown to this perch in mid morning, possibly to catch a few rays before heading to bed. The squirrel approached it on the branch the owl is on. The Owl did not yield so the squirrel then took to the lower branch for a little grooming under the watchful gaze of the owl. Photo notes: This shot was a lot farther away than I normally shoot. If the squirrel hadn't shown up, I doubt I'd have tried for a shot. To make matters worse, I had somehow left my Exposure Variable set at +1 making it way too bright. It would have turned out better if I was smart enough to have caught that. That's why I practice.
Canon R6Mii w/Canon 200-800mm lens at 800mm. Photo is cropped. 1/800 sec, f/10, ISO 8000, EV 1. Eastern Nebraska.
From Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
The Burrowing Owl avoids high mountainous regions and dense forest. It favors open countryside with some bare or least sparsely vegetated ground, including semi-desert, with scattered trees or bushes to provide hunting lookout perches. This owl is often found in areas with colonies of burrowing rodents, such as prairie dogs, using the mammals' old burrows for nesting.
No context was provided for the photo. I just thought it looked cute.
This grey morph Eastern Screech Owl fits perfectly into the oval-shaped cavity - like the final piece of a woodland puzzle. Nature's camouflage at its finest, blending feather and bark into one seamless design.
Massachusetts | February 2026
Someone just got something from the Owl Post!
From Dick Voutrinot
"AIR MAIL"
I have been doing an owl search past few days with Monika Bobek and since I had to meet a friend in Cape Coral we decided to look for burrowing owls. They are everywhere but no babies till next month. While we were watching this pair a cat came around the corner and the male flew to this mailbox....got a cool urban flight which is pretty much their environment so actually kind of like this flight.
From Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital
Meet "Grandpa Ernie", an adult Great Horned Owl with several ongoing medical problems. It is rare that a raptor comes in to us with just one problem, and Ernie certainly fits that description! He has a wing fracture that is several days old, with an open wound and exposed bone. That's not good. He has a bad eye, which has several abnormalities but does appear to have retained some vision. Then add to all that he is severely emaciated and he smells strongly of skunk. These owls prey on skunks with seemingly no concern for how they smell for the next few weeks.
We think he is an older owl, one who has been around the block a few times as they say. His feathering is not perfect, his beak shows some wear and tear, and he carries himself with the proud stance of age and experience.
He is improving physically, and he has started to show some cranky Great Horned Owl attitude. He will face a big orthopedic surgery within the next few days in an attempt to fix his fractured wing. Broken bone exposed to air starts to die, and his bone has begun this process.
We will update more soon, and it may not be great news, but this is the reality of raptor rehabilitation. The birds come in with their list of ailments and our veterinarians do their best to fix them.
Now there's a bird that's seen some things! I think so that only makes him more stunning. π
Get better soon, old man.
Yay for Blake the Donor Dog! My rescue clinic also has a doggy blood donor that helps make blood products for all kinds of animals.
Here is some random doggy blood trivia:
Doggos have over 12 blood types.
The first ever blood transfusion was done in England in 1665 between 2 living dogs. The first human blood transfusion was 2 years later. They gave him sheep's blood! π