Superbowl

The first picture in this comment convinced me; can't disappoint a face like that.

I love snowy owls, but this boi is just peak owl - the horns, the big eyes, the slightly irritated look, and that little beak mustache. One superbOwl.

Remember this guy? He should win.

At times like this, you gotta go with your heart!

Dang, this would have been good to have at the start of this!

Can still do a nice summary there this time though. Thanks!

No matter where the total ends up, Snowy will always be considered a superb owl by just about everyone!

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I made my spouse choose

Just upvote both!

Agreed. Even though the finalists were fairly predictable, the road to get here certainly wasn't! Even now I'm surprised the poor start the Snowy is having. I felt it almost unfair how great I thought today's Snowy pics are, but it seems to not be affecting voting whatsoever. I joked on the other post how it seems the Buffy and Flammy fans are out for revenge on the voting so far.

Whoever that was that posted the Dutch name for the Snowy Owl has my eBird settings set to Dutch now for everything! 😂

Seems the White Faced Scops is called Noordelijke Witwangdwergooruil. Google says that means "Northern White-cheeked Scops Owl."

You never get too old to learn!

I'm glad you both get to enjoy them together!

I'll try to remember to add a vote for her tomorrow when I close the poll. No reason she can't play along as well.

It does look like a seal a bit!

I wanted to find some rrrrrrealy good pics for the final, but that's what I did every round, but I do feel I managed to find some real good ones.

They are quite regal! 🤴👸

Oh, I'll still be here. I got a few specific things planned yet, but otherwise I intend to share pics and news with you all. Just on a less strict schedule and not quite as many pics all at once!

It's a great owl that deserves the spotlight back on it for a bit!

I hope to show you many more new derpy ones in the future!

I'm so positively surprised how seriously people seem to have taken this whole tournament. Everyone looks to have had a lot of fun, but also so many of you seem to have really put a lot of thought and feeling into it instead of just going with what your immediate instincts were.

Everyone was also very receptive to all the new birds. I expected most to score very low, due to being unfamiliar, but with some of the upset victories, it's clear you all put much thought into it.

I'm glad I could show you all both new birds and new sides to all these animals. I tried to capture them all fairly with the photos I chose. They're all worth your attention, and I hope you've all found some new ones for your favorites lists!