Photo by Wolfgang Kippes
The caption called this a sperlingskauz, which was translated to "Sparrow Owl."
I'd never heard of a Sparrow Owl, but the EPO has a scientific name that is Latin for "Sparrow Owl" that I will assume is how it got its German name.
New word learned!
That's one of my favourite 'flat jokes' (Flachwitze in German).
What is sitting in the tree and waving (hello/farewell)?
A Huhu
That's not only a play on words. Uhu is the German word for GHO. By adding the H it turns into an interjection and word that's used when people call out in greeting/to get another person's attention. At the same time it's how Germans imitate a GHO's hoot - huhu.
Oh cool! I'll have to keep this one in mind for if I ever get to tell jokes in German lol
I took it to mean you can just hoot at them as a way of saying hello 🤗
That too lol