11/4/2005: Angry owl

Undertoad · 11-04-2005, 08:21 AM

xoB finds this beaut at Weather Underground. The official cap:

When I was photographing this 5 month old long earred owl named Nemo, he was startled by an unusual sound. As a natural response, he immediately puffed up to a very large size in order to scare off the perpetrator. It is rare to experience this kind of reaction in an owl. Nemo went back to normal size when he discovered that the threat wasn't real.

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 08:29 AM

This is, of course, why puffer fish are commonly referred to as "the owls of the deep".

Yellow #5 · 11-04-2005, 09:20 AM

Slight · 11-04-2005, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow #5

This image that Yellow #5 posted has been photoshoped. Notice that his face is a mirror image on both sides when split down the middle. Not sure how they did the hands, that threw me off from thinking it was photoshopped.

People's faces are asymetrical. However I think the more symetrical a face is, the more asthetic it is considered to be.

busterb · 11-04-2005, 07:57 PM

Talk about a F!@@## hi-jack!

ukamikanasi · 11-04-2005, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Slight

This image that Yellow #5 posted has been photoshoped. Notice that his face is a mirror image on both sides when split down the middle. Not sure how they did the hands, that threw me off from thinking it was photoshopped.

People's faces are asymetrical. However I think the more symetrical a face is, the more asthetic it is considered to be.

Dude, that's Dizzy Gillespie! It's not photoshopped, he really looked like that.

Bullitt · 11-04-2005, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

This is, of course, why puffer fish are commonly referred to as "the owls of the deep".

I've got one of those suckers hanging from my rearview mirror.. hurts like no other when it falls on my hand while i'm shifting.

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 09:40 AM

Nature's defense mechanisms are always something to behold.

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

I've got one of those suckers hanging from my rearview mirror.. hurts like no other when it falls on my hand while i'm shifting.

Ha -- that's awesome! Now I want to drop by one of the Florida Tourist-Cheese shops and get one of the puffer fish hanging lamps they sell. There is nothing as pleasant as a decorative fixture that is made up of a fish with a lightbulb stuff inside.

barefoot serpent · 11-04-2005, 09:50 AM

add a chuckwalla to the mix

glatt · 11-04-2005, 09:54 AM

What is this, the pic association thread?

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

What is this, the pic association thread?

Nope.

Yellow #5 · 11-04-2005, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

What is this, the pic association thread?

Sorry! I started it.

Kitsune · 11-04-2005, 10:21 AM

An image so vivid, you can almost hear the frightened sailor hissing to scare off the unseen attacker.

LabRat · 11-04-2005, 11:39 AM

following the theme...

11-04-2005, 08:21 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/4/2005: Angry owl xoB finds this beaut at Weather Underground. The official cap: When I was photographing this 5 month old long earred owl named Nemo, he was startled by an unusual sound. As a natural response, he immediately puffed up to a very large size in order to scare off the perpetrator. It is rare to experience this kind of reaction in an owl. Nemo went back to normal size when he discovered that the threat wasn't real.

11-04-2005, 08:29 AM	#2
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	This is, of course, why puffer fish are commonly referred to as "the owls of the deep". Attached Images

11-04-2005, 09:40 AM	#8
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Nature's defense mechanisms are always something to behold. Attached Images

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Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	An image so vivid, you can almost hear the frightened sailor hissing to scare off the unseen attacker. Attached Images

11-04-2005, 11:39 AM	#15
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	following the theme... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 01-18-2007 at 09:03 AM.

11-04-2005, 09:20 AM	#3
Yellow #5 Lead Subordinate Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 15

11-04-2005, 07:57 PM	#5
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Talk about a F!@@## hi-jack! __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-04-2005, 09:50 AM	#10
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	add a chuckwalla to the mix

11-04-2005, 09:54 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What is this, the pic association thread?

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