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xoxoxoBruce 08-06-2010 01:47 AM

Aug 6, 2019: Little Owl
 
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.

http://cellar.org/2010/owl-vs-worm.jpg
Andy Rouse photo

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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:thumb:

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)

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....

ToastyOhs 08-06-2010 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater (Post 674810)
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!

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.


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