I wanted to do a yearend review, both for the new people, since this community has grown so consistently as time has moved on, and for those of us hoo have been here longer can remember some things we might have forget or missed the first time through. It's been fun sharing things with all of you every day, and I hope you've been able to grow your appreciation for our wild world, the animals and plants around us, each other, and our desire for knowledge and to better understand the place we live.
I'll break this down into sections in the comments to keep this in one thread but allow for easy comments, plus i can add more as I come up with it. I hope you enjoy this look back, and we'll all be getting busy soon with the holidays, so Happy New Year in advance to all of you.
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Things you should have clicked on, but didn't! 😜
Owl Monsters and Lore from around the world
28 Upvotes
Intro to spooky owl-creatures and bad/good luck myths about owls from countries around the world. This link is also referenced in the post and has many countries from around the world. I thought there was a lot of interesting things in here. With tens of thousands of years of humans telling owl tall tales, you should check this out.
Owl Egg Hatching (Equipment and Potential Problems)
26 Upvotes
I learned so much from this video and she's got a few other good videos on her channel too. Egg hatching is much more complex than it seems on tv. It takes a long time and is full of danger for the unborn chick. I really think you should watch this!
Meet the Owl-thor: Interview with Jennifer Ackerman
40 Upvotes
I've finally gotten to start reading this book, and it is so packed full of stuff! I'm writing down so many notes on things to talk about here! It doesn't seem to dive too deep on topics, which makes it a light read, and you'll learn lots without it being tooooo full of things it's overwhelming. A great jumping off point to learn more about the bits that catch your interest. I've listened to her talk on a few podcasts now, and she seems to be a good author on owls. Buy or read her book and check out this interview.
Observations from an Owl Banding Event
98 Upvotes
Yes, we didnt catch any owls, but there are still education owls and some tools and techniques in here. Banding is one of the key ways we learn about most bird species because it is cheap and effective. Read about it here!
Owl-natomy Mega Post: The Fabulous World of Feathers
135 Upvotes
Now, I wont guilt you guys by saying I haven't written any big articles since this because I felt it fell flat getting ooooonly 135 votes after the talon article got over 600, but I was so excited to post this and nobody cared. 😅 Not sure why this one didn't get the same reaction, but I learned a ton doing it. Maybe you all just missed it, but give it a look if you haven't seen it. Also, if you did read it but didn't care for it, let me know why. I'd do more articles like this for you, but I want to be sure you'll read them if I put a few hours into something.