Owl of the Year Match 21 - Snowy Owl vs Short Eared Owl
Owl of the Year Match 21 - Snowy Owl vs Short Eared Owl
WINNER: SNOWY OWL 67-41
Snowy Owl had a good showing in its first round, winning out over the other black and white owl, the Black and white Owl. The equally large Great Horned Owl was defeated after a tough all day battle, so you have to question if it will be a liability for Snowy today. On the other hand, Snowy is a perennial favorite, and arguably one of the most beautiful owls according to quite a number of you. Will Snowy move on, or will it be relegated back to meme status until next year?
Short Eared Owl handily beat the out of this world looking Oriental Bay Owl in round 1. It's adorable but devilish look probably has good crossover appeal with those also feverishly voting for the Goth Owl, Sooty. Like the Barn Owls, Shorty had picked up a variety of different looks around the world. A few are on display for you today, including the darker Galapagos variation. Will those little horns, round chubby face, and great color variations be enough to take down another of the top tier owls in this tournament?
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Snowy Owl
What forms a large part of the snowy owl's diet? That's right, LEMMINGS!
If we have any sense of self preservation, we shall vote this MURDERER out of the competition. (/s)
I hadn't thought of it that way before!
Sorry Snowy. You get too much attention. Time to stand aside for some new talent
Oh no you didn't! 😮
I can see why you support the little devil!
I feel this is going to be another intense match though between people wanting the classic, and those like you looking for something fresh.
Short Eared Owl
I love how these look. They always look so offended “ the absolute gaul of this dude”
They do have one of the more intense stares. It doesn't look mean, but it's definitely a you don't want any of this look.
Snowy is so last year. Short eared is the new hotness.
I've been pleasantly surprised that none of these matchups has been totally one sided or predictable. Everyone has been a good sport about how it all plays out as well. This is turning out to be a lot of fun.
All I see here
Ya mean like this???
Short eared look like he will f you up.
Snowy look like he will derp you up.That sounds like an accurate analysis to me!
Short eared owl is the only species I have somewhat successfully photographed. Helps that they hunt in the day sometimes!
I guess it's easier to frame the subject, compared to the long eared owls :)
👂 👂 📸
But seriously I wish I was close enough for the long ears not to fit in frame
You should share the photo with us!
I like that they just sleep in a divot in the ground. I admire their minimalism.
Short Eared because their eye shadow game is on a whole other level
Absolutely one of my fav things about them!
Oof, this one's tough. Guess I'll go with Snowy though.
Every owl at this stage has so much going for it you cant go wrong!
After the hairy owls, the ones with make up !
Do you like a beautiful dark mouth that stick out in the face or deep smoky eyes ?Careful, there's such thing as loving owls too much! That mascara sure does something though, doesn't it?? 😍
Ahem! Where was I again now??? 🤣