Sleepy Owl Enjoying a Shower at Nature Institute Is a Moment of Pure Zen
If you've got a case of the Mondays or the mid-week blues, you'll definitely enjoy this video that Audubon Nature Institute shared of their owl Frosty getting a shower. Although the video is only 15 seconds long, it's 15 seconds of pure relaxation and will melt away any stress you're feeling!
Audubon shared the video on Friday, October 17th and it's such a joy to watch. Frosty is in his enclosure sitting on a log, and water is gently raining down on him. His eyes are closed, and he looks like he's in heaven! The accompanying music adds to the Zen, so make sure your sound is on when you watch it.
I could watch @Audubon Nature's video all day! It's just such a stress buster, and Frosty's reaction to the water just makes me smile. And I'm not alone in loving this short and sweet video. People left comments saying how beautiful Frosty is and how precious the video was, like @marissa who swooned, "Not me crying over an owl enjoying the mist, what a precious angel!" and Audubon spoke for all of us when they said, "You’re not alone, friend!"
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Fun Facts About Owls
Owls are such cool animals to watch, and while they're beautiful and seem so serene, they're actually a predator in the wild. Here is Georgia, I've seen them in our yard and around the neighborhood, which explains why people don't leave their pets outdoors!
I thought it would be fun to find and share some owl facts that you might not know. Their powerful claws allow them to swoop down from the trees and take off with small animals. Since they are birds of prey, they eat insects, snails, lizards, small mammals, and just about anything else they can find...in some cases, even other owls.
While it's the owls' eyes that we are all drawn to, their ears do the work when they're hunting. Their ears are both different sizes, which allows them to hear the sounds at different times so they can pinpoint their prey. Their flat faces allows sounds to go directly to their ears, so they can hear even the slightest of sounds. Believe it or not, the Northern Hawk Owl can hear prey scratching around even 12 inches under the snow! That being said, owls have the best night vision of any other animals.
This fact was mind blowing to me: not all owls hoot. The "who who" that we normally all think about when it comes to owls is the sound that the Great-Horned owl makes. Other owls screech, chirp, whistle, and make other sounds, but they don't hoot.
And another fun fact....do you know what a group of owls is called? I didn't but think it's a pretty cool name - it's called a parliament!
I have a healthy respect for the owls in our neighborhood and always am on the lookout for them. We also get to see a lot of hawks and an occasional eagle as well. Most owls are illegal to keep as pets, with a few exceptions. It's crazy to know that these birds are all around us hiding in plain sight thanks to their great camouflaged colors. You really have to look hard to spot them!
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