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Owl of the Year Match 25 - Buffy Fish Owl vs Little Owl (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by anon6789@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world
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WINNER: BUFFY FISH OWL 62-57

Welcome to Round 3!

Buffy Fish Owl had been making a name for itself in this tournament. It narrowly picked up a win against the star of the show, Barn Owl. Does this leave Buffy unstoppable? This large, goofy owl had won over a lot of heart so far, but we've still got a lot of great owls left.

The innocent looking Little Owl has been on a path of destruction, taking no prisoners. First down, Australia's Barking Owl. Next victim, New Zealand's only owl, the Ruru/Morepork. Now its sights are set on Southeast Asia to take down Buffy Fish Owl.

Here's how our opponents stack up today.

Buffy Fish Owl

With an adult size of 40 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) and a weight of 1,028 to 2,100 g (2.3 to 4.6 lb), it is the smallest fish owl species.

Little Owl

It is usually 22 cm (8.7 in) in length with a wingspan of 56 cm (22 in) for both sexes, and weighs about 180 g (6.3 oz).

Quite the difference in size, habitat, and look between these 2. Which is going to move on today? Vote now!

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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

Buffy Fish Owl

[-] casmael@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

Buffy the fish slayer?

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It's the job he was born to do!

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 11 months ago

Today vote for BFO.
Both of them !

[-] Blubton@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago

A BFO vs BFO final would be so epic!

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 11 months ago

And not just for the name also for the size and style of the owls!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I've had to watch what I call them today!

[-] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I LOVE THE WINK!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

He looks so friendly all the time. I don't think I've seen this owl with a "grumpy" face yet!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 57 points 11 months ago

Little Owl

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I'm sorry, but I have to: do Buffy Fish Owls kill and/or date vampire fish?

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Who's going to start working on this fanfic??

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 11 months ago

Logically, it would be about the Buffy fish owl and the White faced scops owl, the mustachy vampire owl.
Too bad, we don't have some sort of wareowl to add a love triangle !

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Stygian Owl could be good. He was one I had to cut from the tourney this year, but seeing how well the "goth" owls did, he might be in it next time.

And that's how scary he looks in the daylight!

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 11 months ago

That's what I call a creature of the night...

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Indeed! Stygian means "of the River Styx," mythical Greek boundary of the world of the living and the world of the dead!

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 11 months ago

After french, let's speak greek ! If the name is not confusing enough for newcomers, now they will find hidden in the comment language course XD

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're going to make me into a true world citizen! 😆

!superbowl, home of the true DuoLingo

[-] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 11 months ago

#owlwithoutborders

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

🤣

You all better keep this going after the tournament!

[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

This one coming down to the wire!

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It has been a real nail-biter for me all day! I definitely have a favorite in this contest.

Current count is Buffy 55, Little 54 discounting whatever knuckleheads keep downvoting things.

I'm curious who the overnight voters are. I always assume they're people on the other side of the world due to the time zones, but I'm sure we have insomniacs and 2nd/3rd shift folk too.

Anyone voting after this comment, where are you and if it's not daylight there, why are you awake? 🧐

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