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Beautiful Barred Owl
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Somehow it’s creepier when their eyes are all black.
It’s weird because we usually like it in puppies. Small eyed birds don’t creep me out either. And large, yellow irises invoke predator eyes, which is intimidating but not creepy. Its the big pool of blackness that gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Humankind has had a long time to learn to appreciate puppy eyes. Owls have spooked us since we were little monkey-men. It's natural we feel a bit of unease. Owls are likely behind many spooky stories throughout the ages-always popping out of the dark, eyes staring from the trees, swooping in silence, eating things whole. There's still a lot of owls I share with you guys that we know almost nothing about other than they exist. We know more about some other planets than we do about some of these owls. They'll likely stay mysterious for a long time.
They're cute lil spooky birds though! 🥰