3mo ago

Before they take flight, young Barn owls build strength by walking and running around

This precious moment was captured by talented wildlife photographer Hannie Heere the little owl was moving with purpose, then suddenly spread its wings and sprinted!

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I'm picturing it running like the T-1000 in Terminator 2.
- While also going "woop woop woop" like Zoidberg.
Reminds me of this guy
That pic is iconic enough that you find it as a regular meme template (uncredited of course). Good to see the original photographer mentioned!
- yo dawg, I heard you like memes
  so I memed a meme so you could meme while you meme
Holy shit 😆
"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!"
A barn for owls is an owl barn.
Is a barn for Barn Owls a Barn Owl barn or a Barn Owl owl barn?
Is a Barn Owl living in such a barn a Barn Owl barn Barn Owl or a Barn Owl owl barn Barn Owl?
- Probably
  
  perchance.
- Yes
Reminds me of this for some reason
- Thank you
- every time
Excuse me, coming through!
That is an Owl bear cub
- Funny thing about my first play through, I logically thought to myself "I can abandon this poor cub out here...I'll just kill it".
  It never entered my mind to try and tame it.
  Not sure what that says about me now that I've said that out loud...
  
  Fucking cycle path
Looks like Gizmo on the run :)
Whatever, I know a pigmy owlbear when I see one.
There's always something with these MFs
I'm pretty sure I killed that things mum in bg3
IT SHOULDN'T DO THIS! MAKE IT STOP DOING THIS! HOW FAST IS IT RUNNING! I'M STARTLED! THINGS CANT BE FAST AND FLUFFY AT THE SAME TIME!
Don't they need to build strength in their wings?
- They're gonna flap around too but nah this is leg day. Flying starts with a big jump. Especially when the wings are also new, you want as much height as you can when you start.
Absolutely. That's why they spend their early years in huge barns.
As a Canadian gen-x I can only hear chariots of fire when seeing this.
- I can only imagine the owl making airplane noises.
It looks like a stan.
Sick Neverending Story II cosplay
Strut

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