Owl of the Year Match 27 - Snowy Owl vs Flammulated Owl
WINNER: SNOWY OWL 85-70
❄️ The Battle of Ice and Fire is here! 🔥
From the North, we have the transcontinental champion of the meme, the squishable polar bear of an owl, the one with the big fuzzy feet, the eater of lemmings, THE SNOWY OWL!
Few of us doubted the Snowy Owl would make it here. It's taken a look at every opponent and said O RLY? Even non-owl fanatics know and love this big plump owl.
Its opponent, from the toasty American Southwest, the tiny titan with a heart of fire, the muncher of moths big and small, the bird whose flaming spirit you can see on its face, THE FLAMMULATED OWL!
This tiny owl has developed a cult following here since taking down the North American King of Owls, the Great Horned Owl. A call had gone out for a new, unknown owl to lead us into the future of owl-ness. Can Flammy answer that call?
Which owl will go forward, and which will be left behind? Upvote your favorite now!
That last photo, looks so conniving! Definitely up to no good!. Good or bad, snowy owls have been a favourite of mine since I was a kid. Impressive beasts!
I'm very happy how everything has went overall. It's been far less predictable than I had first thought. It's great to see everyone putting thought into this and really getting into the spirit of things while still being nice to each other.
Well I read it's primary food was butterflies and moths. I know people like butterflies, so I didnt think that was in its favor. Has anyone ever met a person who said, "hey, my favorite animal is the moth!" ?
After talking all these guys up for so long now, there's only so much new stuff for me to throw out there! 😅
Thanks, I was already wondering about the first (Latin) part of the name. The literal translation of dwerg-oor-uil is dwarf eared owl. Is that the same as scops Owl?
Maybe the Ponderosa part doesn't refer to the trees either, but to Flammy's fanbase right now; it's getting quite large now!