Aug 6, 2019: Little Owl

xoxoxoBruce · 08-06-2010, 01:47 AM

A Little Owl is little, only about seven inches tall, so it's a battle to pull this worm from the ground to feed her chicks.

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So with three chicks back at the nest, this normally nocturnal Little Owl made a daytime outing to rustle up dinner – but at just 7in tall, she faced something of a fight to get it home. She spent several minutes unsuccessfully wrestling an earthworm from a field near Cardiff. Eventually, however, her hard work was rewarded and she whisked the unfortunate creature home to her chicks, who were nesting in a nearby dry stone wall.

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Scriveyn · 08-06-2010, 02:02 AM

Owl have fries with that.

wanderer · 08-06-2010, 04:18 AM

Nice click Bruce

spudcon · 08-06-2010, 05:06 AM

Hoo says owls are nocturnal?

SPUCK · 08-06-2010, 05:13 AM

Lets worm our way out of this.

sweetwater · 08-06-2010, 05:58 AM

Maybe it's just all of those Giants in Cardiff that make the Little Owl seem so little.
(different continent, I know, but I've always liked the Cardiff Giant story)

ToastyOhs · 08-06-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater

Maybe it's just all of those Giants in Cardiff that make the Little Owl seem so little.
(different continent, I know, but I've always liked the Cardiff Giant story)

Having seen the Cardiff Giant, (currently residing in Cooperstown NY) I can tell you that this owls are much more palpable. Plus, there travel sized, for your snacking convenience!

ajaccio · 08-06-2010, 08:14 AM

This story is a bit of a s-t-r-e-t-c-h- if you ask me....

classicman · 08-06-2010, 08:37 AM

Damn, at 7" this couldn't be more than an appetizer.

monster · 08-06-2010, 09:51 AM

...as the actress said to the bishop....

Gravdigr · 08-07-2010, 04:11 PM

If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can caaaall meeee Owl

Lamplighter · 08-07-2010, 04:57 PM

That's good !

Cicero · 08-07-2010, 05:42 PM

Off the subject: I saw "Clash of the Titans" last night. The owl only appeared once and I am kind of disappointed. It also looks like the owl from the original!
I am glad to see this iotd as I have had owls on the brain.

monster · 08-07-2010, 06:31 PM

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Gravdigr · 08-08-2010, 06:07 AM

You just know the other end of that worm popped ol' Owl Bundy right in his all-seeing eye.

08-06-2010, 04:18 AM	#3
wanderer Master of the Domain Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 225	Nice click Bruce __________________ smoke on the water

08-06-2010, 05:06 AM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Hoo says owls are nocturnal? __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-06-2010, 05:58 AM	#6
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Maybe it's just all of those Giants in Cardiff that make the Little Owl seem so little. (different continent, I know, but I've always liked the Cardiff Giant story) __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-06-2010, 08:37 AM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Damn, at 7" this couldn't be more than an appetizer. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-06-2010, 09:51 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	...as the actress said to the bishop.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-06-2010, 02:02 AM	#2
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Owl have fries with that.

08-06-2010, 05:13 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Lets worm our way out of this.

08-06-2010, 08:14 AM	#8
ajaccio Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 76	This story is a bit of a s-t-r-e-t-c-h- if you ask me....

08-07-2010, 04:11 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If you'll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can caaaall meeee Owl __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-07-2010, 04:57 PM	#12
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	That's good !

08-07-2010, 05:42 PM	#13
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Off the subject: I saw "Clash of the Titans" last night. The owl only appeared once and I am kind of disappointed. It also looks like the owl from the original! I am glad to see this iotd as I have had owls on the brain. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-07-2010, 06:31 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	. Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-08-2010, 06:07 AM	#15
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