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[owlice]

Elderly owl rescued in Fairfax County (Don't go there... I know you're thinking about it, but just... don't... )

When Leslie Carper glanced out the window of her Mount Vernon home Thursday morning, she saw something she said she had never seen in her suburban neighborhood: a bird of prey sitting on the sidewalk.

The chance sighting was one of many that would help save the starving barred owl, but the rescue would take four days, a host of concerned neighbors, a cherry picker and — perhaps most improbably — a set of towels.

More here.

[orin stepanek]

Arctic owl found dehydrated; being nursed to health!
http://www.omaha.com/article/20121119/N ... 99918/1707
Hopefully she has a quick recovery

[bystander]

Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko ([i]Uroplatus Phantasticus[/i]) © Piotr Naskrecki [url]http://www.livescience.com/19191-photos-wacky-madagascar-animals.html[/url]

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'You Lookin' at Me?'

The satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) is the smallest of 12 species of bizarre-looking leaf-tailed geckos. The nocturnal creature has extremely cryptic camouflage so it can hide out in forests in Madagascar. This group of geckos is found only in primary, undisturbed forests, so their populations are very sensitive to habitat destruction. Large Uroplatus species have more teeth than any other living terrestrial vertebrate species.

[neufer]

<<The bystander effect or Genovese syndrome is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases where individuals do not offer any means of help in an emergency situation to the victim when other people are present. The probability of help has often appeared to be inversely related to the number of bystanders; in other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help. The mere presence of other bystanders greatly decreases intervention. In general, this is believed to happen because as the number of bystanders increases, any given bystander is less likely to notice the situation, interpret the incident as a problem, and less likely to assume responsibility for taking action.

There are many reasons why bystanders in groups fail to act in emergency situations, but social psychologists have focused most of their attention on three main processes. In order for a person to help, they must first notice the situation, interpret it as an emergency, and take responsibility for helping. Based on early research, subsequent research looked at the ways in which each of these three decisions might be influenced by the presence of bystanders.>>

[Ann]

The probability of help has often appeared to be inversely related to the number of bystanders; in other words, the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help.

It's good for us that we only have one, then.

Ann

[Moonlady]

And he is always in charge here, working like a busy bee, we should call him non-bystander

[Beyond]

Perhaps we should all 'chip-in' and get bystander a good set of cushioned foot pads to put in his shoes, so he won't get tired of standing by, in case help is needed

[Moonlady]

Perhaps we should all 'chip-in' and get bystander a good set of cushioned foot pads to put in his shoes, so he won't get tired of standing by, in case help is needed

I forgot, when was his birhtday? The foot pads also should be warm and antibacterial, it's winter and maybe he want wearing them the entire time.
What is his favorite color?

Sorry Owlice, this is getting OT.

Back to you.

My favorite Owl is the white owl tyto alba, sadly I havent saw a real one.

[owlice]

No worries about the topic, Moonlady!

bystander's birthday is July 3; long time to wait for cushioned foot pads. Maybe getting them for him for Christmas is a better idea.

Since he's not going to be looking at the foot pads very much, I think the color probably doesn't matter.

[Beyond]

Owlice, when she spots a 'spamer' in the Asterisk*.

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Owlice, after she's taken care of the 'spammer'.

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She peddles glides through the beauty of the moonlit night on silent feathered wings, seeking where she may prey.

LOOK! Up in the sky, it's an Asteriskian... it's an owl... it's *GASP*... The Guardian of the Codes!

[neufer]

Owlice, when she spots a 'spamer' in the Asterisk*.

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 67#p146567

[owlice]

Beyond, you got that right!!

Neufer, thanks for reminding me... I still have not got a Greek one-Euro coin! Maybe I need to list it on my Amazon wish list...

I do have a soft kitty, warm kitty, though:

Source: thinkgeek.com

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[MargaritaMc]

I saw my first Tenerifean owl a few months back whilst I was beginning early-morning star gazing. I was head-back, trying to see which star was directly above me when a silently gliding bird slipped across my line of view. A bit magic. I hadn't known before then that there were owls on Tenerife, as I think of them as a northern bird.
Margarita

[Beyond]

I saw my first Tenerifean owl a few months back whilst I was beginning early-morning star gazing. I was head-back, trying to see which star was directly above me when a silently gliding bird slipped across my line of view. A bit magic. I hadn't known before then that there were owls on Tenerife, as I think of them as a northern bird.
Margarita

Living in the Canary Islands, i would think there would be plenty of birds there, including owls. Maybe one day the Asterisks* resident owl and Guardian of the Codes, will vacation there

[MargaritaMc]

Gold star (or galaxy) for knowing that Tenerife is one of the Canary Isles! Lots of birds, including local subspecies, but I've not seen canaries. Wikipedia says: "Contrary to its name, the islands have little to nothing to do with the canary bird. Rather, it is the bird that is named after the islands, not the converse. The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Island of the Dogs", a name applied originally only to Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the Mauritanian king Juba II named the island Canaria because it contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". [19]" (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands)

Actually, we are a bit of a birders' paradise - and I'd guess that Owlice would be in 7th heaven! There are marvellous dark skies, I am told, on Mount Teide - where there is an observatory. When I get my wheelchair adapted vehicle, THAT is where I am a'headin'!
Margarita

[Beyond]

Gold star (or galaxy) for knowing that Tenerife is one of the Canary Isles! Lots of birds, including local subspecies, but I've not seen canaries. Wikipedia says: "Contrary to its name, the islands have little to nothing to do with the canary bird. Rather, it is the bird that is named after the islands, not the converse. The name Islas Canarias is likely derived from the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning "Island of the Dogs", a name applied originally only to Gran Canaria. According to the historian Pliny the Elder, the Mauritanian king Juba II named the island Canaria because it contained "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". [19]" (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands)

Actually, we are a bit of a birders' paradise - and I'd guess that Owlice would be in 7th heaven! There are marvellous dark skies, I am told, on Mount Teide - where there is an observatory. When I get my wheelchair adapted vehicle, THAT is where I am a'headin'!
Margarita

I can't claim the Gold star (or galaxy), not only because i don't have a place to put them (who does ), but i couldn't remember where Tenerife was, and Binged it. The explanation of what the word Canary refers to (dogs), i also heard toooo long ago to remember.

If you have really dark skies, that just may be an inducement for owlice to do a vacation there sometime, to be able to do some Good night viewing.
Gee, good weather, good viewing, plenty of birds, most likely many places to peddle a bicycle... Wait, is that the rustling of owl head feathers i hear, that is caused by serious thinking??

[MargaritaMc]

Re Dark skies. Wikipedia again: (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide_Observatory)
"The Observatorio del Teide (Teide Observatory) is an astronomical observatory on Tenerife operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Opened in 1964, it became one of the first major international observatories, attracting telescopes from different countries around the world because of the good astronomical seeing conditions."
Re birds. There is a list here (http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.js ... owardmoore. I'm not sure if that will go to the Tenerife list. I'm not experienced at posting links). It is incomplete - I've got a better, locally produced, book that includes two owls and the very sweet tenerife-variant blue tit.
Re biking. LOTS of mountains!
I offer tea and cakes to all Asternauts - higher ranks get extra current buns!

[geckzilla]

Meanwhile, in Florida.... *dramatic chord*

[MargaritaMc]

The image is totally mesmerising!

Hey - whilst posting on this thread I remembered that when I watched the video on the Antikethera (not in my spell-checker...) Mechanism that is posted on that thread (the longer video- I think there are two)
I discovered that the first

Cuckoo clock

Was actually an

.. OWL CLOCK!

[Beyond]

So that's how owlice gets around when the distance is beyond her 'pedal-power'.

[Ann]

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

Ann

[owlice]

Meanwhile, in Florida.... *dramatic chord*

This made our local news!

[geckzilla]

How about this new Indonesian owl?

[makc]

meh

Btw, the site in OP is hijacked for long time now, so you might want to take down the link. I mean, that how to draw owls tutorial I once posted here was taken down much quicker.

[geckzilla]

Yeah, 'cause I'm going to go to each old thread and re-check every link that's posted here periodically. Thanks for mentioning it for me.